Alcohol Health Alliance - UK
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK brings together medical bodies, patient representatives, charities and alcohol health campaigners.
The Royal College of Physicians has a long history of raising awareness of the health damage caused by alcohol and has played a crucial role in the debate surrounding government alcohol policy since its first comments on the gin epidemic in 1725.
The RCP remains a leading voice in the public debate on alcohol and coordinates the Alcohol Health Alliance UK (AHA UK), a network of organisations working to reduce alcohol-related harm.
The provides an expert view on alcohol and alcohol-related harm and has, most recently, submitted evidence to:
- House of Commons Health Committee inquiry on the alcohol strategy - the RCP and AHA UK responses can be downloaded from the end of this page
- House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee inquiry on alcohol guidelines - Download the RCP's written evidence on alcohol guidelines (PDF 745KB)
The Alcohol Health Alliance UK brings together medical bodies, patient representatives, charities and alcohol health campaigners to:
- highlight the rising levels of alcohol health harm
- propose evidence-based solutions to reduce this harm
- influence decision makers to take positive action to address the damage caused by alcohol misuse.
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Our mission is to reduce the damage to health caused by alcohol misuse
Key messages
The AHA UK submits collated responses to a range of consultations. Most recent submissions can be downloaded from the end of this page, and include:
- Health Committee Inquiry on the alcohol strategy - AHA UK written evidence, May 2012
- Public health white paper - AHA UK response, March 2011
The AHA UK's briefings on key alcohol-related issues are available to download at the end of this page. These cover:
- Minimum pricing for alcohol
- Treatment services
- Alcohol marketing
- Mandatory code
- Three key messages from the Alcohol Health Alliance
