National Water Safety Forum (2025) The UK Drowning Prevention Strategy: Review 24/25

Mike Tipton; Carlene McAvoy; Georgie Beardmore; Gareth Morrison; Christian Cousens; Ross Macleod; Ashley Jones; Sam Johnson; Rachael Brogan; Samantha Ward; James Bridges; Helen Wildman

National Water Safety Forum (2025) The UK Drowning Prevention Strategy: Review 24/25

Mike Tipton
, Carlene McAvoy
, Georgie Beardmore
, Gareth Morrison
, Christian Cousens
, Ross Macleod
, Ashley Jones
, Sam Johnson
, Rachael Brogan
, Samantha Ward
, James Bridges
, Helen Wildman

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Abstract

Drowning results in a needless loss of life. Worldwide, 10.5 million “years of life” are lost each year. In the UK the corresponding figure is over 6,000. An even larger number of lives are changed permanently due to the morbidity resulting from drowning. These tragedies can be prevented by a concerted, co-ordinated and optimised collaboration between organisations sharing the common aim of eradicating drowning.

Original language	English
Publisher	National Water Safety Forum
Commissioning body	The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents
Number of pages	30
Publication status	Published - 25 Jul 2026

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Tipton, M., McAvoy, C., Beardmore, G., Morrison, G., Cousens, C., Macleod, R., Jones, A., Johnson, S., Brogan, R., Ward, S., Bridges, J., & Wildman, H. (2026). National Water Safety Forum (2025) The UK Drowning Prevention Strategy: Review 24/25. National Water Safety Forum. https://nationalwatersafety.org.uk/media/1493/nwsf-a-future-without-drowning-uk-dps-oct-2025.pdf

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