Alcohol Health Alliance UK

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Alcohol Health Alliance UK
Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA)
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Formation2007
Purpose- To highlight the rising levels of alcohol-related harm in the UK

- To propose evidence-based solutions to reduce the harm caused by alcohol

- To influence decision-makers to take positive action to address alcohol harm
Websitehttps://ahauk.org/

The Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA) is a coalition of more than 50 non-governmental organisations which work together to promote evidence-based policies to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.

Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, a professor of hepatology at the University of Liverpool and the Royal College of Physician's Special Advisor on Alcohol has chaired the Alliance since it was established in November 2007.[1]

Policy[]

The AHA promotes policies for reducing the harm caused by alcohol as set out in Health First: An evidence-based alcohol strategy for the UK.[2]

The top policy recommendations to tackle alcohol harm from Health First are:

  • A minimum price of at least 50p per unit of alcohol should be introduced for all alcohol sales, together with a mechanism to regularly review and revise this price.
  • At least one third of every alcohol product label should be given over to an evidence-based health warning specified by an independent regulatory body.
  • The sale of alcohol in shops should be restricted to specific times of the day and designated areas. No alcohol promotion should occur outside these areas.
  • The tax on every alcohol product should be proportionate to the volume of alcohol it contains. In order to incentivise the development and sale of lower strength products, the rate of taxation should increase with product strength.
  • Licensing legislation should be comprehensively reviewed. Licensing authorities must be empowered to tackle alcohol-related harm by controlling the total availability of alcohol in their jurisdiction.
  • All alcohol advertising and sponsorship should be prohibited. In the short term, alcohol advertising should only be permitted in newspapers and other adult press. Its content should be limited to factual information about brand, provenance and product strength.
  • An independent body should be established to regulate alcohol promotion, including product and packaging design, in the interests of public health and community safety.
  • The legal limit for blood alcohol concentration for drivers should be reduced to 50 mg/100ml.
  • All health and social care professionals should be trained to routinely provide early identification and brief alcohol advice to their clients.
  • People who need support for alcohol problems should be routinely referred to specialist alcohol services for comprehensive assessment and appropriate treatment.

Members[]

The following organisations are members of the Alcohol Health Alliance:

  1. Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
  2. Action on Addiction
  3. Action on Sugar
  4. Addiction Professionals
  5. alcoHELP
  6. Alcohol Action Ireland
  7. Alcohol Change UK
  8. Alcohol Focus Scotland
  9. Association of Directors of Public Health
  10. Balance North East
  11. British Association for the Study of the Liver
  12. British Liver Trust
  13. British Medical Association
  14. British Society of Gastroenterology
  15. Cancer Research UK
  16. Centre for Ageing Better
  17. Centre for Mental Health
  18. Change, Grow, Live
  19. Changing Lives
  20. Doctors in Unite
  21. Druglink
  22. Faculty of Dental Surgery
  23. Faculty of Occupational Medicine
  24. Faculty of Public Health
  25. Foundation for Liver Research
  26. Humankind
  27. Institute of Alcohol Studies
  28. Medical Council on Alcohol
  29. Men's Health Forum
  30. National Addiction Centre
  31. National Organisation for Foetal Alcohol Syndrome UK
  32. Northern Ireland Alcohol and Drug Alliance
  33. Public Health Action
  34. Royal College of Anaesthetists
  35. Royal College of Emergency Medicine
  36. Royal College of General Practitioners
  37. Royal College of Midwives
  38. Royal College of Nursing
  39. Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  40. Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh
  41. Royal College of Physicians London
  42. Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow
  43. Royal College of Psychiatrists
  44. Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh
  45. Royal College of Surgeons of England
  46. Royal Society for Public Health
  47. Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs
  48. SHAAP (Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems)
  49. Society for the Study of Addiction
  50. SPECTRUM Research Consortium
  51. Spinal Injuries Association
  52. Turning Point
  53. Violence and Society Research Group
  54. We Are With You
  55. Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy (WAGE)
  56. World Cancer Research Fund
  57. Yorkshire and Humber Public Health Network

References[]

  1. ^ "Royal Liverpool Gastroenterology and Liver Services - Home Page".
  2. ^ "Health First: An evidence-based alcohol strategy for the UK" (PDF).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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