Water UK

Water for Health briefing for July 2009.

Or a posse of creatures rounded up by the Natural Hydration Council will be on your tail. A campaign to reverse falling mineral water sales has begun in London.

Baroness Greengross, a Vice President of Age Concern, has convened a group of organisations with a particular interest in the hydration of older people.

A recent survey of water companies in the UK found a firm commitment to offer fresh drinking water in the workplace. The survey, for the Water@Work campaign, was undertaken by Water for Health Alliance.

The Martins in Bury St Edmunds has won the first nationwide competition to find the care home with the best hydration practice.

It seems the 'drink tap water' message is working. Expect the Carafe for London to be decanting our drink of choice around the city's eateries by April.

The influence of Water for Health Alliance has crossed the oceans to the state of Victoria in the land of Oz. A new resource kit Water for Wellbeing from the Victorian Continence Resource Centre (VCRC) draws on Water UK material.

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.