Job vacancy: Policy and Advocacy Manager
Job description 80 people are dying every day from alcohol across the UK – and the UK Government is not doing enough to stop this. Join our small but mighty team to help drive change […]
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Alcohol Health Alliance responds to study showing that minimum unit pricing is having a lasting impact on some of the heaviest-drinking households in Scotland and Wales
A minimum unit price (MUP) policy for alcohol introduced in Scotland in 2018 continues to have an impact more than two years on, according to a new study led by researchers from Newcastle University and […]
Job vacancy: Advocacy Support Officer – Alcohol Health Alliance UK and Institute of Alcohol Studies
Job description Alcohol is responsible for 80 deaths a day in the UK. The Covid-19 pandemic has caused more high risk drinking, greater health inequalities, and increased the pressures on families affected by alcohol. Alcohol […]
‘What’s in your drink?’: Email the Minister to ask for more information on alcohol labels
There’s more information on a bottle of orange juice than a bottle of wine – even though alcohol consumption is linked to seven types of cancer and more than 200 other diseases. We don’t think that’s […]
AHA Bulletin – May 2021
Irish government implements minimum unit pricing Ireland is following in Scotland’s footsteps and introducing minimum unit pricing (MUP) in January 2022. The commencement of MUP as a public health measure will make a significant contribution […]
Great British public and leading health experts back changes to alcohol labelling
New research released today suggests that the Great British public would back Government plans to include nutritional and health information on alcohol products. A new poll from YouGov asked the public what legal requirements they […]
AHA responds to highest alcohol death figures for England and Wales in 20 years
There were 7,423 alcohol-specific deaths last year – a rise of 20% from 2019, according to the latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). ONS provisional data on alcohol-specific deaths in England and Wales […]
MPs debate alcohol labelling
On 27 April, a debate about alcohol labelling took place in Westminster. The debate highlighted: Alcohol is exempt from the labelling requirements for food and non-alcoholic drinks. Alcoholic drinks are only required to display the […]
Members of the House of Lords debate Commission on Alcohol Harm report
On 22 April, a debate was held in the House of Lords about the report by the Commission on Alcohol Harm ‘It’s Everywhere’—Alcohol’s Public Face and Private Harm. Chaired by Baroness Finlay of Llandaff, the […]
AHA Bulletin – April 2021
More must be done to reduce alcohol harm in Europe, says WHO The WHO-recommended “best buys” for alcohol policy can easily help countries to reduce health harms related to alcohol consumption. But according to the […]