AHA Bulletin – May 2023
The spring budget and alcohol duty unpacked The spring budget featured some important updates on alcohol duty – but what does it all mean? The Institute of Alcohol Studies (IAS) has published a report analysing […]
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Inquiry finds Government does not take alcohol harm ‘sufficiently seriously’
Alcohol-related deaths have increased by 89% over the past two decades, but a report from MP’s published today has found the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) is not taking alcohol harm sufficiently seriously. Professor […]
AHA responds to Ireland signing law requiring cancer warnings on all alcoholic beverages
On Monday 22 May, Health Minister Stephen Donnelly signed into law the Public Health (Alcohol) (Labelling) Regulations 2023 that will make Ireland the first country in the world to require alcoholic beverages to display health warnings […]
AHA Bulletin – April 2023
Minimum unit pricing linked to a 13% drop in alcohol deaths It’s good news from Scotland, as the latest Public Health Scotland report on minimum unit pricing (MUP) found the policy to be effective in […]
AHA responds to consultation on advertising restrictions for products high in fat, salt or sugar
The Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport are consulting on secondary legislation for advertising restrictions on TV and online for products high in fat, salt or sugar. In […]
AHA calls on UK Government to introduce ‘life-saving policy’ as MUP in Scotland reduces deaths
Following the release of a Public Health Scotland and University of Glasgow study today, the Alcohol Health Alliance are calling on the UK Government to introduce the Minimum Unit Pricing policy in England. The study […]
AHA Bulletin – March 2023
Where next for alcohol pricing? It has been a busy year for alcohol duty , with the government reversing a planned increase last December, and a new system expected to come into force in August. […]
AHA responds to UK Government’s decision to increase most alcohol duty
Responding to the Chancellor’s decision to increase most alcohol duty from 1st August, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: “The Government’s decision to increase most alcohol duty today is […]
Experts call on Chancellor to ‘save lives and reduce pressure on NHS’ ahead of Spring Budget
Ahead of the Spring Budget, 46 leading health experts including members of the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), academics and parliamentarians are urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to increase alcohol duty when the current freeze […]
AHA Bulletin – February 2023
#COAWeek2023: The family secret This week is COA week, an annual campaign organised by the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (Nacoa) to raise awareness of children affected by a parent’s drinking. The 2023 theme […]