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A new report published today, in the leading medical journal, the Lancet, claims that urgent action is required to tackle the ‘unacceptable high mortality’ of patients who are admitted to hospital with liver disease. It […]
Responding to the announcements from the Chancellor in the Budget today, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the Alcohol Health Alliance UK, said: “The decision to freeze alcohol duty today is a huge blow for […]
Alcohol-related deaths reach record high during COVID-19 pandemic Provisional data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows there were 5,460 deaths related to alcohol-specific causes registered in the first three quarters of 2020 in […]
In a White Paper set out today, the government has announced that health and care services will work more closely together under plans to reform the NHS in England. The changes outlined will enable the […]
On 3 March, the government has the opportunity to save lives and reduce alcohol harm. Doing this has never been more urgent: deaths caused by alcohol have hit a new record high in England and […]
The Office of National Statistics has released new data showing that there were 7,565 deaths registered in the UK that related to alcohol-specific causes in 2019, the second highest since the data time series began […]
Ireland introduces regulations to end promotions on alcohol This month, multibuy deals will be banned and alcohol sales disallowed from supermarket voucher schemes in Ireland. These measures are being introduced to disincentivise individuals from greater […]
December 2020: Read the latest alcohol news from the AHA
Alcohol-specific deaths have seen a significant decrease in Scotland, just one year after minimum unit pricing was introduced. The data from the National Records of Scotland shows that there were 1,020 alcohol-specific deaths in 2019. […]
November 2020: Read the latest alcohol news from the AHA
