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Alcohol policy news and updates: legislation; licensing and ‘pub is hub’

Future alcohol policy approaches were hotly debated at last week's Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum seminar, the Morning Advertiser (MA) reports . The event was attended by a range of high profile policy representatives including the new Minister for Public Health, Anne Milton . Various representatives put forward their usual positions, the British Medical Association calling for action on pricing whilst Drinkaware stressed the importance of education in harm reduction.

Alcohol taxation and pricing review

The Government's review of alcohol taxation and pricing is offering an opportunity to submit proposals and/or evidence to inform the review.

White Paper outlines NHS commissioning reforms

Yesterday the new White Paper ‘Equity and Excellence: Liberating the NHS’ was released by the Coalition Government. See the here for the press release . Responses from healthcare think tanks have been released from Civitas and the King's Fund .

DrugScope Responds To Government’s Decision To Rethink Welfare Reform Plans For Drug Users, UK

DrugScope has responded to the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) announcement that the coalition government will not be implementing the Welfare Reform Drug Recovery Pilot schemes proposed by the previous Labour government. The news came after a report published by the Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC) found that the welfare drug pilots are unlikely to be effective…

Report calls for lowering of drink-drive limit

A government commissioned report has called for the drink-drive limit to be reduced from 80mg of alcohol per 100ml of blood to 50mg. This would be expected to save 168 lives in the first year, about 7% of UK road deaths, and bring the limit in line with most European limits.

Study: Victorians Aren’t Aware Alcohol Causes Cancer

Call on govt review panel for better alcohol labeling VIC: Research released today shows half of all Victorians don’t realise that alcohol causes cancer, prompting the Alcohol Policy Coalition to call for health advisory labels on all alcohol products to better inform consumers…