The Integrated Community Equipment Store in Portslade is responsible for many pieces of equipment such as zimmer frames loaned to NHS patients.

I can reassure your recent correspondents that we send recall letters to all our clients on a regular basis and we make every effort to recycle our equipment.

We are happy to collect any equipment which is no longer needed and, now we know that Hans Lobstein no longer uses his zimmer and footstool (Letters, May 24), we have arranged to collect them.

If any Argus readers know of any NHS equipment which is not needed or used including bath seats and boards, trolleys, stools, etc, please call us on 01273 295707 and we will be happy to arrange to collect them and, where possible, we will recondition them so that they can be used again.

Robert Ellarby
director of facilities,
South Downs Health NHS Trust,
Brighton General Hospital