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AHA Bulletin – January 2023
Help us protect people from alcohol marketing in Scotland Reviews of decades of research have shown that alcohol marketing leads young people to start drinking earlier, drink more, and drink at heavy or problematic levels. […]
AHA responds to the UK Government extending the alcohol duty freeze to August 2023
The UK Government have announced that the freeze on alcohol duty will now be extended until August 2023. In response, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: “We are pleased that […]
AHA Bulletin – December 2022
‘Fuel to the fire:’ Survey of ambulance service shows alcohol placing a huge demand on frontline workers A new survey of frontline workers at the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) has found that alcohol-related call-outs […]
AHA provides written evidence to the Joint Committee on the Draft Mental Health Bill
The Joint Committee appointed to consider the Government’s draft Bill to reform the Mental Health Act 1983 has published the written and oral evidence received for their inquiry. This includes evidence submitted by the Alcohol Health Alliance […]
AHA responds to ONS figures on alcohol-specific deaths in 2021
In response to ONS data on alcohol-specific deaths in the UK in 2021 which found: Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance, said: “It is a national tragedy that the number of […]
AHA responds to the publication of the Scottish Government consultation on alcohol marketing
The Scottish Government have announced that they will be consulting on alcohol advertising and promotion. They said: “Restricting alcohol marketing is identified as one of the World Health Organization’s three ‘best buys’, the most cost-effective […]
AHA Bulletin – November 2022
The cost-of-living crisis and increased alcohol consumption Research commissioned by the Forward Trust has revealed that 2.1 million people increased their alcohol use over the last 8 months, 61% of which referred to stress over […]
MPs, Lords and over 50 organisations and experts write to the Prime Minister calling for an independent review on alcohol harm
Coordinated by the Alcohol Health Alliance and Chair of Drugs Alcohol & Justice APPG Dan Carden MP, Liverpool Walton, Parliamentarians and experts write to the Prime Minister calling for an independent review of alcohol harm. […]
AHA responds to the Chancellor reversing alcohol duty freeze
The Chancellor has announced that the previously planned alcohol duty freeze will be reversed. In response, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: “We welcome the Government’s recent decision to […]