What are your returns worth?

Every aid that comes back and passes its checks is one you don't buy new. Rough figures are fine.

Walking aids you hand out a year a pair of crutches counts as one. Not sure? Use how many you buy.

Average cost of a new aid (£) trusts' own figures average about £12.60

How many come back today 15% Most trusts get back between 10% and 25%. Not sure? Leave it at 15%.

How many could come back 40% The NHS ambition is 40%.

Fit to reissue: 75% of returns change

Share of returns that pass checks 75% Schemes report 70% to 85%.

Extra saved each year

£14,175

going from 15% to 40% back

	Today 15%	At 40%	Difference
Aids back	900	2,400	+1,500
Reissued, not bought	675	1,800	+1,125
Money saved	£8,505	£22,680	+£14,175
Carbon saved	13.6 t	36.4 t	+22.7 t

Yearly figures. Carbon uses the NHS England walking aids factor for "any aid" (20.51 kg new, less 0.29 kg to disinfect). Before Aid Back's fee of £495 to £995 a year.

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