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Getting to Mount Vernon Hospital

Car By Car

The address of the hospital is Rickmansworth Road, Northwood HA6 2RN. The hospital is well signposted from all major routes.

Parking

There are several car parks on the hospital site but parking cannot be guaranteed.

There is a charge for parking with a Pay & Display scheme in operation in all car parks at all times, including evenings and weekends. Please ensure you park in a marked bay otherwise your car will be clamped. Pay & Display machines do not give change. There is a change machine in the Oak Tree Restaurant near the Patient Affairs office.

Patients attending for cancer treatment are entitled to purchase tokens at a reduced rate. These are available from the Car Park Office near the main entrance of the hospital.

 

Accessibility

Parking for disabled drivers: Blue Badge holders may park in any bay in the public car parks on the site. There is no charge for parking - just display your badge.

There is no parking permitted on the roads that run through the hospital.

There are also designated parking spaces for disabled drivers closer to some of the buildings. These are opposite the main entrance to the Cancer Centre, outside the Minor Injuries Unit, outside the main hospital entrance and outside the Chemotherapy Suite.

Bus By Bus

8:

Watford/Abbots Langley - Mount Vernon

282:

Ealing Hospital - Eastcote - Northwood Hills - Northwood - Mount Vernon

331:

Uxbridge Station - Denham - Harefield - Mount Vernon - Northwood - Ruislip

H11:

Harrow - Pinner - Northwood - Mount Vernon

R21:

Uxbridge – Denham – Maple Cross – Rickmansworth – Harefield – Mount Vernon

Shuttle Bus: This free service runs throughout the day (Monday - Friday) between Hillingdon Hospital (A&E department) and Mount Vernon Hospital (main entrance).

Tube By Underground

  • Take the tube to Northwood station (Metropolitan line)

  • Take the 282, 331 or H11 bus from the station to the Hospital

Network Rail By Rail

Visit the National Rail website

National Rail Enquiries: 0845 748 4950

  • Use the Chiltern Railways service to Rickmansworth

  • Take the tube to Northwood station (Metropolitan line)

  • Take the 282, 331 or H11 bus from the station to the Hospital

or

  • Use the Chiltern Railways service to Denham Station

  • Take the 331 bus to the Hospital

Taxi Taxi

 There is a taxi rank at Mount Vernon Hospital. Some vehicles are suitable for wheelchair users.

 

Getting help with paying for transport

You may be eligible for help with paying for the cost of transport to and from the hospital. Please call the LJMC Helpline (01923 844014) for further information.

Mount Vernon Cancer Centre Patient Transport Service

If you are unable to get to the hospital by personal or public transport, you may be eligible for this service. Please speak to your consultant's secretary.

Voluntary Transport Schemes

A number of schemes exist and we are in the process of compiling a list. In the meantime, you can get information about such schemes from your local council.

 

 

Last updated: 10 June, 2010