Visiting our Cardiff office Welcome Welcome to the General Medical Council. We help to protect the public and improve medical education and practice in the UK by setting standards for students and doctors. We support them to achieve – and exceed – those standards, and take action when they are not met. You can find out more about how we do this on our website www.gmc-uk.org. This leaflet gives you some information that might be helpful for your visit with us. It includes information about local travel and amenities, and what to do if there is an emergency. Getting to our Cardiff office Our Cardiff office is based at: 4th Floor, Caspian Point 2, Caspian Way, Cardiff Bay, CF10 4DQ We’re open from 9 am–5 pm, Monday to Friday. To make sure we can meet your requirements, please speak to your GMC contact in advance to confirm the arrangements for your visit. Our office is based in the Cardiff Bay area of the city. Caspian Point consists of two similar buildings, which overlook the A4232. Our office is within a short walk of Cardiff Bay railway station, there is a Baycar bus stop close by on Pierhead Street, and a multistory car park is nearby. There are a number of organisations based in the building. A reception desk servicing all organisations is on the ground floor – the security officer will tell us when you arrive. A47 0 ADAMSDOWN CARDIFF QUEEN SPLOTT CARDIFF STREET RAIL STATION CASTLE ST AM TUNNEL AD OWN CASPIAN CE BUTET TERRA BUTE WA Y STREET ALL TYND CARDIFF CENTRAL FA RAIL STATION CENTRAL LINK LC LL ON DR STREET O YD E BUTE TH RD E BUTE STREET GEOR ST PENAR PIERHEAD ST A4160 PIERHEAD GE A VE A47 DOCKS 0 ROATH DOCK CARDIFF CARDIFF BAY RAIL STATION CLARENCE ROA HELIPORT BUTETOWN TUNNEL WN D TO BUTE JAMES ST WALES 2 MILLENNIUM CENTRE CARDIFF BAY A423 If you need any assistance or further information, call us on 029 2049 4948. Local amenities If you’d like a hot or cold drink during your visit, please ask a member of staff. Across the road from the office is a Co-operative store. There are also a number of sandwich shops, coffee shops and restaurants located in Mermaid Quay. The nearest pharmacy is on Bute Place. Local transport Train Our office is a five minute walk from Cardiff Bay train station. The main station servicing the city is Cardiff Central. To get to Cardiff Bay from Cardiff Central you need to change at Cardiff Queen Street. However, if you’re travelling into Cardiff Central, we recommend that you continue your journey to the bay using the Baycar bus service. Bus The Baycar and number 8 bus services both go to the bay. For more information about particular routes, go to www.cardiffbus.com. Taxi Taxis can access the Caspian Point car park to drop off and pick up visitors. Your driver will need to access the car park via Caspian Way. Car If you are driving, you can park at Pierhead Street multistorey car park, which is next to Caspian Point. Finding your way around the building Our offices are on the fourth floor of the building. Depending on the purpose of your visit, a member of staff will meet you at the reception desk on the ground floor or you can ask the reception desk to let us know you have arrived. There are toilets, including a disabled toilet, next to the lifts. Emergency procedures The fire alarm is tested every Thursday at 9.30 am. If an alarm sounds at any other time, or if the alarm continues to sound after a few seconds, it means that you should evacuate the building. Please leave the building by your nearest emergency exit. You can find this by following the green emergency exit signs. Once you are outside, please go immediately to our assembly point beside the bike racks at the rear of the car park. If you have an impairment that means you can’t hear the alarm or need help to evacuate the building, please tell the person you are visiting. They will make sure that you have a buddy – someone who will make sure that you get safely out of the building in the event of an emergency. If you or someone around you is injured or unwell and needs first aid, please speak to a member of staff. If you need an ambulance, please call 999 directly (dial 9 first for an outside line if using our office phones). Email: [email protected] Website: www.gmc-uk.org Telephone: 029 2049 4948 General Medical Council, 4th Floor, Caspian Point 2, Caspian Way, Cardiff Bay CF10 4DQ Textphone: please dial the prefix 18001 then 0161 923 6602 to use the Text Relay service Join the conversation @gmcuk facebook.com/gmcuk linkd.in/gmcuk youtube.com/gmcuktv To ask for this publication in Welsh, or in another format or language, please call us on 0161 923 6602 or email us at [email protected]. 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