Water UK

On 16 June Health Secretary Alan Johnson raised a glass – of tap water, naturally – to the memory of the great scientist and entrepreneur John Snow.

The Scotsman newspaper (9 June) reported that bottled water sales had risen after a downward blip in April. It called on the water companies to promote the drinking of tap water. The following letter from the Water for Health Alliance was published in the Scotsman p27, June 11.

Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is the proud winner of this year’s Patient Safety Hydration Best Practice award.

The campaign aimed at persuading people to drink water has developed into a 40-strong alliance of organisations working towards health through hydration.

The importance of hydration and increasing the accessibility of high quality drinking water were two of the key issues discussed at the Water for Health Alliance forum on 15 April at One Queen Anne’s Gate, London.

Patient Safety Hydration Best Practice Award

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has provided a welcome boost to efforts to ensure hydration for older people, with new guidance for residential support.

Towards best practice as part of a whole school water policy.

The latest report from Scotland’s Drinking Water Quality Regulator (DWQR) reinforces the exceptional quality of tap water in the UK.

South Staffordshire Water is highlighting the importance of good hydration through its Water for Health campaign and the work of its Blithfield Education Centre team.