Press Release

30 July 2009

FPH President responds to the Public Accounts Committee report on health services for alcohol misuse

Professor Alan Maryon-Davis, President of the UK Faculty of Public Health, commented on the publication of the Public Accounts Committee report Reducing Alcohol Harm: Health services in England for alcohol misuse:

"Enough is enough and it's time to get tough. Standardised labelling is a must. But so too is a ban on deep price cuts and giveaways. The government should stop pussyfooting around and set a minimum price for alcohol that eliminates ultra-cheap heavy drinking without disaffecting all those who drink moderately."

See the BBC News story on the report here http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8173975.stm

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Notes to editors

  1. For further information please contact Suvi Kingsley on 0207 935 3115
  2. FPH is a member of Alcohol Health Alliance UK.

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