Grace Cares is delighted to announce the launch of our partnership with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

How does this work?

We travel to their pick-up/storage location and pick up any working and reusable care equipment they need to get rid of.

• We work closely with their waste manager and monitoring manager with email/phone/video calls (to save carbon on travel instead of face-to-face meetings) to touch base.
• We set up a dedicated email for them to communicate with Grace Cares to ensure no requests are missed. They are also able to phone Grace Cares head office number and have all three founder’s mobile phone numbers.
• All of our pickup personnel are always clearly identifiable as they wear branded apparel.
• We were happy to undertake DBS checks etc but at a cost to the NHS Community Trust.
• We go to their pick-up/storage location and pick up any working and reusable care equipment they need to dispose of.
• With each pick-up we require both parties to fill in digital donation forms (that we provide but have been created with the input of the Birmingham NHS Community Trust) that outlines when the pickup has taken place and by whom, what items have been picked up and what condition they are in. This is signed by both a representative from Grace Cares and the NHS Community Trust. This also documents that they have donated the care equipment items and are now giving them to Grace Cares.
• We also have a formal transfer of ownership agreement signed by both entities.

“I really excited to make this work and give something back to our Community.” Waste Manager, Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

“We are so glad that this partnership has launched. It shows commitment from the NHS to stop the throw away culture and we are happy to support their ‘Delivering a Net Zero National Health Service’ strategy.” Emma Smith, co-founder, Grace Cares

If you’re an NHS trust, GP practice, care home, home care, funeral director, removal company, company investing in & financing care homes or any other business that might come in contact with care equipment please do get in touch. We can send you our How & Why proposal document which includes a comprehensive breakdown of the benefits of partnering with Grace Cares which includes:

• Cost saving
• Environmental and sustainability impact
• Corporate social responsibility
• Best practice and other benefits