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Restricted access to main building at the L&D

Date: 03/02/2023 | Category: General News

To support the upgrading and refurbishing of our Emergency Department, the internal corridor tunnel accessed via the hospital service road into the main hospital building will be closing temporarily.

There will be restricted access via this route from Monday 6 February for approximately four weeks.

If you need access to Outpatients Zone A, B and J or Imaging, you can still do so from the main service road through Entrance 1. If you need to access the main building for medical wards, St Mary’s, Cath Lab/Cardiac Centre, COMET and Security, you will need to use Entrance 2, located further down the service road on the right hand side, before the Urology One Stop Clinic.

During this time, Cashiers will be located within the main entrance cabin on Lewsey Road (at the top of the main service road).

Signage is in place, however please do ask a member of staff for help if you are having difficulty finding a ward or department.

Thank you for your patience as we work to improve the hospital. Find out about all our redevelopment works.

Entrance 1

Entrance 2

Unexpected closure of lifts in Beeden House and reduced lift capacity in the Main Block, Bedford Hospital

Beeden House

We have had to make the difficult decision to close both lifts in Beeden House after finding an unexpected fault during routine maintenance.

This means that there will be disruption to services and appointments on the upper floors of Beeden House.

We are currently contacting patients to find the best individual solution for them, minimise disruption and ensure they continue to receive the care they need. At this point you do not need to contact us, we will contact all affected patients.

The decision to close the lifts was hard, but we felt it was the safest decision to best protect our patients and staff.

Reduced lift capacity in the Main Block

Please be aware our lifts in the Main Block currently have reduced capacity. In order to maintain lift functions and minimise traffic in the remaining lifts, we will be prioritising high priority movements.

Staff, patients and visitors can access the main block lifts if required, but may be asked to wait at main reception while other priority movements are made. A minimum of 4 people will be required before the lift departs. Security staff operating the lifts will be mindful that not all disabilities are visible and make appropriate accommodations for non-ambulant staff and visitors.

We apologise for the inconvenience the closure of lifts and reduced lift capacity will cause.

Thank you to everyone for your patience and support.