Find your way around the hospital in 3 easy steps

Find your way
around the
hospital in
3 easy steps
How to find your way around
the hospital in 3 easy steps
Knowing which way to go is really simple
at Guy’s and St Thomas’ hospitals.
Just follow these 3 easy steps for the
quickest and simplest route.
efore you arrive, be sure
B
to check your appointment
letter for details of the
site, wing, lobby and floor
number you need. Always
bring the letter with you to
the appointment.
Guy’s Hospital
Great Maze Pond
London SE1 9RT
Forename Surname
Address line 1
Address line 2
Address line 3
Address line 4
Post Code
Main switchboard: 020 7188 7188
Appointments administrator: (add number here)
Your NHS number: (add number here)
Your hospital number: (add number here)
(add date here)
date
Dear (add name here)
(add appointment type here, i.e. Dermatology appointment)
We have made an appointment for you to attend a clinic at Guy’s Hospital.
Your appointment:
Date:
Time:
Clinic:
Address:
Under the care of:
1
Start at the
ground floor
Head to the main
entrance, then follow
the signs to your wing.
Each wing is colour-coded,
and there are A to Z
directories at the
entrance giving
extra information.
Friday 5th April 2013
10.00am
Diabetes
Children's Allergy, Floor 2, South Wing (Purple Zone)
St Thomas' Hospital (use lifts and stairs marked B)
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If for any reason you need to change this appointment, please contact (add number here).
Failing to attend means we are not using our staff effectively and other patients are waiting
longer. If you are unable to attend your appointment, please let us know as soon as
possible.
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More information about your visit is enclosed. Information, including travel advice, is also
available on our website (www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk) or by contacting our Knowledge &
Information Centre (KIC) on telephone: 020 7188 3416 or email: [email protected].
Yours sincerely
Appointments Administrator
Baby
Children’s Allergy, Floor 2, South Wing (Purple Zone)
St Thomas’ Hospital (use lifts and stairs marked B)
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
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Your appointment letter may look different
from the example above.
If you find that details of the wing,
stair/lift or floor number in your letter
are wrong or missing, please email
[email protected] so we can make
this right for future patients.
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Sometimes clinics and
departments move,
so if you’re unsure,
ask a member of staff
where to go.
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or stairs
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Once you reach the
correct wing, you will
see signs for the lift or
stairs mentioned in your
appointment letter.
All lift and stair lobbies
are labelled with a letter
of the alphabet to make
them easy to spot.
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At the
right wing
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recommended in
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A, B,
Lifts -
C, D,
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Stairs
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the lift and stair
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lobbies
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Blood Test Centre
Tower Wing, 4th floor
Guy’s Hospital
Blood Test Centre
South Wing, Ground floor
St Thomas’ Hospital
X-ray
Lambeth Wing, 1st floor
X-ray
Tower Wing, 2nd floor
River Thames
B
Main
entrance
F
Borough
Wing
Houses of Parliament
Atrium 3
D
Urgent
Care Centre
Gassiot House
Fountain and
garden
Main
Entrance
P
Tabard
Annexe
River Thames
A
C
Pedestrian
Entrance
Weston Street
Tower
Wing
Bermondsey Wing
Atrium 2
Southwark Wing
Atrium 1
Great Maze Pond
Westminster Bridge Road
North
Wing
H
K
J
P
Vehicle
Entrance
F
A
Lambeth
Wing
Emergency
Floor
Emergency
Department
(A&E)
Entrance
East
Wing
South
Wing
E
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Site of new
Cancer Centre
from 2016
Snowsfields
Key:
Directory
Guy’s Tower Wing lifts:
Lift A floors 18 and above
Lift B floors LG to 17
Outpatient pharmacy
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The interior of each wing
is colour-coded, so you
always know where you are.
t: 020 7188 8801 at St Thomas’ Hospital
t: 020 7188 8803 at Guy’s Hospital
e: [email protected]
Language Support Services
If you need an interpreter or information about
your care in a different language or format,
please get in touch using the following
contact details:
t: 020 7188 8815
e: [email protected]
Step-free access
There is step-free access around the hospitals,
and between:
• London Bridge station and Guy’s Hospital
• Waterloo station and St Thomas’ Hospital
For more information go to:
guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/patients-andvisitors/getting-here
Leaflet number: 3982/VER1
Date published: November 2014
Review date: November 2017
© 2014 Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
RM14032/1/1
Patient Advice and Liaison Service (PALS)
To make comments or raise concerns about
the Trust’s services, please contact PALS.
Ask a member of staff to direct you to the
PALS office or: