A new Change 4 Life alcohol campaign, 'Don't let the drinks sneak up on you', has been launched – see the press release , TV advert and Change4Life alcohol pages including a new tool to check your drinking . The campaign warns against drinking above lower risk guidelines , highlighting the potential impacts on long term health.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
The British Liver Trust have released a new report outlining the need for a comprehensive approach to tackling alcohol misuse. It warns against a “one size fits all approach for treatment” for a range of problem drinkers “each of whom will need tailored approach with the interventions and appropriate treatment goals.” Download 'Reducing alcohol harm: recovery and informed choice for those with alcohol related health problems' A supporting commentary piece by Andrew Langford , Chief Executive of the British Liver Trust also appeared in the Guardian .
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy, recovery
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Also tagged alcohol-concern, british, british-liver, chief-executive, guardian, Guidance, harmful-levels, health, informed-choice, interventions, learning, public-health, recovery, the-prevention
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Alcohol Concern are calling on the public to urge MPs to push for minimum pricing ahead of the forthcoming national alcohol strategy. Alcohol Concern state: The next few weeks will be our last chance to influence the shape of the alcohol strategy, which will shape public policy on reducing alcohol harm for years to come.
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol, alcohol-concern, business, controversial, david-cameron, drinks, health, likely-benefits, look-at-minimum, minimum-pricing, prime-minister, secretary
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Thursday, January 26, 2012
Brewing giants AB InBev will reduce the strength of popular lagers in the UK from the end of this month to keep line with “evolving UK category trends”. The world's largest brewer will reduce the % Alcohol By Volume (ABV) of its popular lagers Stella Artois, Budweiser and Becks from 5% ABV to 4.8% ABV. See Daily Mail report .
Filed in UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged above-the-rate, alcohol, alcohol industry, alcohol-content, british-beer, category-trends, duty-on-spirits, lower-strength, off-trade-sales, stella, stella-artois, take-advantage, triple-filtered
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Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The NHS Public Health Outcomes Framework has been published, aiming to tackle public health challenges through moving public health back into local government.
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged from-the-focus, government, health, health-measures, joint-health, joint-strategic, make-the-most, minister-diane, press-release, prevention, public-health, shadow, shadow-health
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012
The Home Office have opened a consultation on new powers due to be brought in under Licensing Act reforms . The consultation is seeking specific responses on the late night levy and Early Morning Restriction Orders (EMROs) as measures to help curb late night drinking problems. See the press release here .
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
MPs on the Science and Technology Committee have called for greater efforts to help the public understand alcohol guidelines . It also calls for a further scientific review to build public confidence, although based on the evidence presented the guidelines should not be relaxed. See here for the report chapters or the full report here
Filed in Guidance, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged business, committee, coronary-heart, government, guidelines, health, public, public-health, responsibility, science, scientific, technology, the-evidence
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Thursday, January 5, 2012
An Alcohol Insight funded by Alcohol Research UK has explored alcohol problems and treatment needs need amongst older adults. The project found that evidence suggests a significant and growing number of older people are at risk of alcohol-related harm:
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Department of Health (DH) have released a suite of fact-sheets about the new public health system promised as part of the NHS Reforms . This includes further details of the responsibilities of local government and the operating model for the new Public Health England (PHE), following the Public Health white paper . Public Health England (PHE) will be an executive agency of DH taking national leadership for public health issues
Filed in Evidence Base, UK Alcohol Policy, crime
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Also tagged adult-social, driver, Evidence Base, forthcoming, health, joint-strategic, legal, outcomes-focus, over-the-threat, public-health, the-development
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Tuesday, December 6, 2011
The economics think-tank the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have published a new report on Alcohol pricing and taxation policies . It echoes many of the findings from a report last year in which it suggested minimum pricing would transfer further profits to industry and retailers, therefore favouring increased taxation.
Filed in Evidence Base, UK Alcohol Policy
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Also tagged alcohol-insight, behavioural, Evidence Base, fiscal-studies, government, industry, institute, likely-increase, minimum-pricing, office, price, through-the-tax, university
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