Enhancing knowledge and understanding of hydration in health and social care 
The Hydration Health Summit was held on Thursday 14 November 2024 at Beveridge Hall, University of London, Malet Street, London.
The presenters included internationally renowned experts on the importance and challenges of maintaining health and well-being through good hydration and innovations currently being tested across England. Topics included:
- Importance of Fluids in Health
- Water Safety
- Hydration and the Older Person
- Urinary Tract Infections and Gram-negative bloodstream infections
- Importance of Fluid Management and Fluid Balance
- Innovation initiatives such as #ButFirstADrink
Hydration Health Summit Programme
| 09:00-09:30 | Registration and Refreshments Tea/coffee in the Macmillan Hall |
| 09:30-09:40 | Welcome and Opening Address Jane MurkinDeputy Director Safety and Improvement - Nursing, NHS England |
| 09:40-10:05 | Keynote Speaker: Acute Kidney Injury: Recognise the Insult and Prevent the Injury Dr Andrew LewingtonConsultant Renal Physician/Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Clinical Lead Renal Department, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust |
| 10:05-10:30 | Preventing Dehydration: Hydration Care for Older Adults Dr Diane BunnAssociate Professor of Nursing Research, University of East Anglia |
| 10:30-10:55 | Fluid Balance and It's Management Becky BonfieldAcute Kidney Injury Advanced Clinical Practitioner, NIHR DCAF, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust |
| 10:55-11:15 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 11:15-11:40 | Hydration Needs Safe Water Professor John FawellVisiting Professor, Cranfield University Water Science Institute |
| 11 :40-12:05 | The Burden and Challenge of Urinary Tract Infections and Related Blood Stream Infections Dr Bharat PatelConsultant Medical Microbiologist, London Science Group, UK Health Security Agency |
| 12:05-12:35 | Panel Discussion, Chaired by Jane Murkin |
| 12:35-13:25 | Lunch in Macmillan Hall In the refreshments area, there will be a number of organisations exhibiting:
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| 13:25-13:45 | Traffic Light Water Jug Lids: A Trust-Wide Quality Improvement Project Dr Neil HoyeConsultant Nephrologist, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| 13:45-14:05 | Thirst for Change: The Snowball Effect of Small-Scale Improvement Katie LeanSenior Programme Manager, Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley |
| 14:05-14:25 | The I-Hydrate Project - Improving Hydration of the Elderly in Residential Care Professor Jennie WilsonProfessor of Healthcare Epidemiology, University of West London |
| 14:25-14:55 | Panel Discussion, Chaired by Dr Vasa Gnanapragasam |
| 14:55-15:15 | Tea and Coffee Break |
| 14:55-15:15 | Introduction to the NHS England Hydration Pilots Viccie NelsonDeputy Director of Transformation: Community and Out of Hospital, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board |
| 14:55-16:30 | The Introduction of #ButFirstADrink into Care Homes in South West London Charlotte TrumperRegional Hydration Project Manager, NHS South West London Integrated Care Board Review the Presentation here (PDF) Hydrate to Feel Great - Improving the hydration of older people living in their own homes Kelly DennettRegional Quality Improvement Manager (Hydration), NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board Gemma DahrRegional Hydration Project Administrator, NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board Hydration, Digitalisation and Care Homes: The Nottingham ROC Pilot Rebecca SmithEnhanced Health in Care Homes Lead, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board Rose DentImprovement Lead - Hydration in Care Homes, Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board The National Hydration Pilot in Cheshire and Merseyside Dylan EllisRegional Hydration Manager, Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Foundation Trust The Rotherham Care Homes Hydration Project Katherine SouthHydration Project Coordinator & Dietetic Assistant Practitioner, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Kirsty DonovanLead Dietitian for Care Homes and Advanced Specialist Dietitian for Home Enteral Feeding, The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust |
| 16:30-16:45 | Closing Remarks Dr Vasa GnanapragasamGP and SWL GP Clinical Lead for Urology NHS South West London ICB |