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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK have submitted a representation ahead of the Spring 2023 budget, setting out: The submission makes the following recommendations: Read the full submission here:
