'...we’ve been turned into a nation that drinks mainly at home. That culture has been driven by the cheap availability of supermarket drink.'

Sir Ian Gilmore explains how national, population level policies can change culture and prevent alcohol harm.

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'What it was telling women all the way through was that if you want to be part of this then you need to be drinking alcohol'
Alice Wiseman of Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) brilliantly highlights a current example of how industry uses sporting events and gender to drive sales, consumption and harm.

'Like Minimum Unit Pricing, tackling alcohol advertising is not a magic bullet' but we need to 'look hard' at countries that have tackled it and saw reductions in harm.

- Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Alcohol Health Alliance UK and The BMA.

Yesterday, Sir Ian Gilmore gave evidence to Health and Social Care Committee on alcohol harm

With deaths from alcohol at an all-time high a national alcohol strategy that addresses the price, availability and marketing of alcohol is urgently needed to prevent these harms.

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Well done to Alice Wiseman l, Balance North East and Alcohol Health Alliance UK for providing evidence-based policy solutions to UK government which will reduce alcohol harms

'What we really need is population level action and this requires action at a national level.'

Our Vice President Alice Wiseman is currently
giving evidence to Health and Social Care Committee about the scale of harm alcohol is causing to increasing numbers of people.

Balance North East IAS

Thanks for opportunity to Balance North East to give evidence today to Health and Social Care Committee on alcohol and the urgent need for national action. Thanks Alice Wiseman for coming down too and sharing your powerful Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) evidence alongside Sir Ian for Alcohol Health Alliance UK

Today, 3.45pm 🕔

Our session on preventing harms caused by alcohol has been brought forward to 3.45pm.

We'll discuss harms associated with alcohol consumption with:
▪️ author and broadcaster Adrian Chiles
▪️ Alcohol Health Alliance UK
▪️ Balance North East
▪️ Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH)

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📢This evidence session will now take place at 3.45pm today 📢

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Alcohol harm in England costs £27.4 billion every year.

In the first analysis of its kind in over 20 years, figures show there has been over a 40% increase in the cost of harm from alcohol.

Visit ias.org.uk/factsheet/econ… for the full cost breakdown in England

#costofalcoholharm

Alcohol harm in England costs at least £27 billion to society, new IAS research finds.

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK's Prof Sir Ian Gilmore, said: “Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals spend so much of their time treating alcohol-related harms, all of...

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Our Vice President Alice Wiseman will be at Monday's Health and Social Care Committee evidence session alongside Alcohol Health Alliance UK & Balance North East, explaining how we can prevent increasing numbers of people experiencing harm from alcohol.

🗓️Monday 20 May, 5.30pm.
📺Watch live ➡️committees.parliament.uk/work/7205/prev…

We'll be at the next Health and Social Care Committee evidence session as AHA chair, Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, highlights the importance of prevention in reducing alcohol harms.

Great to have Balance North East & Alice Wiseman joining us👏

🗓️Monday 20 May, 5.30pm.
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The Faculty of Public Health is setting out a new “Vision for the Public’s Health.”

50 pragmatic, evidence-informed recommendations for Government to improve health and tackle inequalities.

Read here ➡️ fph.org.uk/vision

#FPHVisionForHealth

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Stay up-to-date with the latest #AlcoholNews from the AHA and its members.

In this edition:
🛍️Alcohol Change UK research on alcohol deliveries
🫀IAS explainer on alcohol and the heart
📢Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs Celebrating Families Week
🎟️Events & more!

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The link between alcohol and mental health is complex. 

In this blog, Professor Julia Sinclair discusses alcohol's impact on mental health and why we need to treat mental ill-health and alcohol addiction together.
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek

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The Balearic Islands’ government has voted to ban the sale of alcohol between 9.30pm and 8am, in areas of Majorca and Ibiza in a bid to reduce 'excessive tourism' and anti-social behaviour.

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'The first thing to realise about the alcohol industry is - like tobacco - every year they lose their best customers. They die from alcohol-related causes.'

Prof David Jernigan on why alcohol marketing is about recruiting new consumers.

Full film here: youtube.com/watch?v=cZ1Fgx…

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair of the AHA, joined James Gallagher, Dr Abi Rose and Cathy Montgomery on today's episode of BBC Radio 4 #InsideHealth to discuss exactly what happens to the body and brain when we drink alcohol.

Give it a listen🔉bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Over 10,000 people lost their life to alcohol in 2022. This was entirely preventable.

We need urgent action to address this shameful failure in public health policy.

Join us and call on GOV.UK to introduce an evidence-based alcohol strategy 👇ahauk.good.do/strategy/MP/