The campaign launched in July, with a number of information stands being held in hospital receptions across the county. The information stands were held at Worcestershire Royal Hospital and at Evesham Community Hospital on Thursday 17 July, offering information about the campaign and health staff were on-hand to offer hints and tips to help people stay hydrated.
Then in October the second part of the campaign was launched to educate health and care home staff about keeping residents and patients hydrated. This included a number of education events at care homes across the county and the creation of a toolkit, which included hydration charts, a urine colour chart, information booklet and posters to help promote the importance of hydration.
Josie Mchale-Owen, Infection Prevention Nurse for the three Worcestershire CCGs said: “Staying hydrated is very important and brings with it a lot of health benefits. It also cuts back on unnecessary hospital admissions.
“When people, especially older people are admitted to hospital, they can experience complications in their care if they’re dehydrated.
“There are plenty of things people can do to stay hydrated, for example, drinking water regularly throughout the day, eating more fresh fruit and vegetables and remembering to drink more when they exercise or if the weather is hot.”
Information stands were held in hospital receptions across the county, including at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital and Evesham Community Hospital, find out more about how they went.