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SHAAP Response to House of Lords Inquiry into the EU Alcohol Strategy

SHAAP has submitted the following response to the House of Lords inquiry into the EU Alcohol Strategy.

SHAAP Response to Scottish Government Air Weapons & Licensing Bill.

SHAAP has submitted the following response to the Scottish Government’s Air Weapons & Licensing Bill.

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Scottish deaths from chronic liver disease are among the highest in Europe, new statistics have suggested. Compared to countries in central, western, northern and southern...

Scottish Government’s new briefings on MUP and the ECJ

The Scottish Government has produced the following two reports providing a review of why MUP remains a vitally important Public Health Policy and the process now...

SHAAP is recruiting a Policy Officer

We are recruiting a skilled researcher, ideally with some experience of public health and/or in the alcohol field. Deadline for applications is 4th August 2014. For...

SHAAP/SARN Alcohol Occasional discussion from April 2014

SHAAP has just published a summary of the discussions of Magda Pieczka’s and Emma Wood’s AlcoLols project which took place in April this year as part of...

SHAAP Research & Policy Briefing, July 2014 now out

Highlights include: Licensing: Making the link between availability and harm Licensing: Protecting Public Health WHO 2014 Global Status Report on Alcohol and Health MUP update...

Alcohol Minimum Unit Price – a simple argument

European Health Advocates – Eurocare, EPHA, BMA & SHAAP – make concise case for Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing. Learn more.

SHAAP welcomes C&C’s decision to leave Portman Group

Eric Carlin, Director, Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems, said, “Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems welcomes the decision made by C&C, owners of Tennent’s...

Joint statement from Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems and Alcohol Focus Scotland

In response to today’s judgement from the Court of Session that minimum unit pricing is to be referred to Europe, Dr Evelyn Gillan, Chief Executive...

Scottish Liberal Democrats: Further delay on Minimum Unit Pricing does not serve interests of Scotland’s health

Scottish Liberal Democrat health spokesperson Jim Hume MSP has hit out at a legal challenge which will result in further delay of plans to implement...

Alcohol health body is crisis as four quit over ‘conflict of interest’ with drinks industry

Government ignores complaints that business interests lead licensing group discussion. Read more here