Millions of pounds worth of NHS community equipment items and wheelchairs, crutches, frames, are thrown away each year by people who no longer have a need for it or just never returned and just left in the loft! This means that the equipment can’t be recycled to reuse for other members of the community, who may need it to maintain their independence, or to help them stay in their own home rather than being admitted to hospital or care homes. as it helped them at their time of

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