Next walking aid reuse drop-in session - 9th May @ 12pm

As many of you will know, the net zero and sustainable procurement team has been working with NHS trusts across England on a range of walking-aid related pilot activities from expanding established schemes to improving data collection. With an increasing number of NHS organisations developing schemes, the drop-in sessions are the perfect opportunity to ask questions on setting up, expanding or overcoming barriers to running a successful walking-aid reuse scheme. We are running our second virtual drop-in session on walking aid return and reuse schemes, Monday 9th May 2022 12-1pm.

All documents link through to our PTOM hub, if you would like access to this, please contact: nhsi.proctom@nhs.net

Drop-in session details:

• Duration: 1 hour
• The content is flexible with plenty of time for Q&A. At the next event there will be a spotlight on our recently published carbon calculator for walking aids

Who are these drop-in sessions for?

All NHS staff who may be involved with a walking aid reuse scheme, e.g. allied health professionals, procurement colleagues, sustainability leads, operational managers, facilities or waste leads. We also welcome local authority colleagues linked to walking aid provision in social care settings.

Drop-in session MS Teams links:

• Walking aid reuse scheme drop-in session - Monday 9th May - 12-1pm (click to join)
• Walking aid reuse scheme drop-in session - Monday 13th June 12-1pm (click to join)

Supporting documents:

• How to guides - the PTOM Hub

• *New* Our carbon calculator for walking aids can help you baseline and measure the impact of increasing returns and reuse.
• *New* We have just published a new article -  ’10 reasons why to start or expand a walking aid reuse and return scheme’

If you would like to be sent an invite for the drop-in sessions or have any other questions, please contact: england.ptomsustainability@nhs.net

Thanks,
Rebecca