Walking aid reuse scheme
Did you know that by returning your no longer needed walking aids such as crutches, frames and walking sticks, you could have a positive impact on the environment and help your local NHS hospital save money?
We have launched a walking aid return and reuse scheme across our Trust where walking aids returned to us will be cleaned, checked and reused for other patients in need of mobility support.
We are encouraging everyone across the community to check their homes for any eligible unwanted equipment before returning it to our handy drop-off points at Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover Hospitals.
Reusing walking aids will save money, reduce carbon emissions and also supports good stock management and resilience to supply chain disruption.
We can accept metal items including:
- Crutches
- Metal walking sticks
- Tripod sticks
- Quad sticks
- Walking frames
- Gutter crutches
- Gutter frames
We cannot accept:
- Wheelchairs
- Personal equipment such as commodes
- Wooden walking sticks
Drop off locations:
We have collection bins located all our three hospitals Basingstoke, Winchester and Andover in the main entrance area.
We also have additional collection bins in the therapies department at A floor in Basingstoke and in Nightingale Wing in the Rehabilitation and Therapies Services area at Winchester.
Please give any items a wipe down before bringing them to the hospital.
What happens if items are unusable?
Our therapies team will check and clean each item before it is reused. If any items are found to not be safe for use again, they will be taken out of circulation and the materials will be recycled.
