A coalition of organisations working together to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
Ahead of the budget on 16 March, we’re calling on the government to tackle alcohol-related harm by increasing the duty on cheap, high strength cider and white spirits. These products cause disproportionate levels of harm, […]
By Diane Goslar Living life as a recovering alcoholic is not easy. Why? Well, let’s start out on a positive note before answering that. Alcohol Concern’s ’Dry Humour’ show at the Leicester Square Theatre on […]
4 February 2016: Today the Department for Transport released provisional estimates on the number of casualties arising from drink driving accidents in the UK in 2014, and the figures demonstrate that the decline in the […]
2 February 2016 The slow decline in alcohol related deaths has started to reverse, with a 3% increase in just one year Within women this increase is even more stark, with a 6% increase in […]
29 January 2016: The Alcohol Health Alliance, the RAC and BRAKE, the road safety charity, welcome the progression of Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe’s private members bill on drink driving in the House of Lords today. […]
Paralympian Simon Richardson MBE joins campaign to urge government to take action to prevent shattered lives 29 January 2016: Research released today shows an overwhelming majority (77%) of the British public support lowering the drink […]
8 January 2016: Cancer Link Leads to New Recommended Drinking Guidelines Strengthening evidence of the link between alcohol and cancer is just one of a number of reasons which has led the UK’s Chief Medical Officers […]
23 December 2015: Commenting on today’s ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on minimum unit pricing, Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance said: The AHA welcome the confirmation by the […]
21 October 2015: Statement from the UK Health Forum on latest guidance from NICE on dementia, disability and frailty in later life. The latest data from the Global Burden of Disease study1 has shown that […]
25 September 2015: The Royal College of Physicians is looking for a talented and proactive policy and communications officer to drive the policy work and media profile of the Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA). This role offers […]
