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Table 5.

Views on facilities on the journey from admissions area to the ward

Facility Very good, n (%) Good, n (%) Satisfactory, n (%) Poor, n (%) Very poor, n (%) Cannot say, n (%)
Location of admissions area 69 (23.5) 269 (37.4) 201 (28.0) 41 (5.7) 8 (1.1) 31 (4.3)
Size of admissions area 92 (13.1) 272 (38.7) 229 (32.6) 65 (9.3) 11 (1.6) 33 (4.7)
General appearance of admissions area 15 (16.1) 259 (36.2) 247 (34.5) 52 (7.3) 9 (1.3) 33 (4.6)
Distance from admissions area to ward 63 (9.3) 193 (28.4) 257 (37.8) 95 (14.0) 27 (4.0) 45 (6.6)
Appearance of walkways/corridors 34 (18.2) 266 (36.0) 252 (34.1) 62 (8.4) 11 (1.5) 13 (1.8)
Level of privacy en‐route 62 (8.7) 198 (27.7) 283 (39.5) 104 (14.5) 44 (6.1) 25 (3.5)
Location of waiting areas 53 (7.7) 198 (28.7) 295 (42.7) 84 (12.2) 24 (3.5) 37 (5.4)
Size of waiting areas 54 (7.9) 180 (26.2) 292 (42.5) 96 (14.0) 26 (3.8) 39 (5.7)
Appearance of waiting areas 68 (9.8) 188 (27.1) 284 (40.9) 102 (14.7) 19 (2.6) 34 (4.9)
Signs and directional aids 148 (20.5) 224 (32.1) 231 (32.0) 77 (10.7) 21 (2.9) 21 (2.9)
Location of lifts 106 (15.1) 236 (33.5) 258 (36.6) 55 (7.8) 16 (2.3) 33 (4.7)
Availability of stairs 84 (12.8) 200 (30.4) 271 (41.2) 35 (5.3) 9 (1.4) 58 (8.8)
Access for disabled people 84 (14.2) 148 (25.0) 169 (28.6) 47 (8.0) 15 (2.5) 128 (21.7)
Location of toilets 102 (14.1) 237 (32.9) 257 (35.6) 75 (10.4) 22 (3.1) 28 (3.9)
Appearance of toilets 114 (15.7) 218 (29.9) 238 (32.7) 79 (10.9) 54 (7.4) 25 (3.4)
Ease of access through doors 118 (16.5) 232 (32.4) 309 (43.1) 30 (4.2) 9 (1.3) 19 (2.6)