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New CPD Courses in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

The University of Edinburgh is offering new Continuing Professional Development (CPD) courses in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) starting September 2022.        The Fetal...

SHAAP letter to Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport

SHAAP letter to Minister for Public Health, Women’s Health and Sport   Today, SHAAP sent a letter to Maree Todd, Minister for Public Health, Women’s...

SHAAP hosts Parliament event to reduce alcohol-related inequalities in the Scottish LGBTQ+ community

The event showcased our recent report and made recommendations to the Scottish Government surrounding inclusivity of the LGBTQ+ community in alcohol services.   On 9...

SHAAP comment on new report on Minimum Unit Pricing

SHAAP Director Elinor Jayne responds to the latest report on MUP.   In response to the new report on the impact of Mininum Unit Pricing...

Scottish Parliament debates support for people with alcohol problems in the LGBTQ+ community of Scotland

MSPs met on the 11th May for a Members’ Business Debate on recommendations made by SHAAP and Glasgow Caledonian University’s Substance Use Research Group  ...

Report Launch: What are LGBTQ+ people’s experiences of alcohol services in Scotland? A qualitative study of service users and service providers.

People who identify as LGBTQ+ are more likely to have problems with alcohol and experience major barriers in accessing alcohol services; researchers call for action...

Report Launch: Alcohol management in Deep End practices

Primary Care Alcohol Nurse Outreach Service model effective in supporting those with alcohol problems in Glasgow’s Deep End Practices; researchers call for service to be...

SHAAP Director gives evidence on alcohol harms

SHAAP Director Elinor Jayne gave evidence to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on alcohol harms in Scotland.    On 1 March 2022, the...

Alcohol Occasionals 2022 – Call for proposal submissions

Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) and the Scottish Alcohol Research Network (SARN) invite researchers to submit their research proposals for the 2022 Alcohol...

Comment from SHAAP on new University of Stirling research into Scottish Ambulance Service alcohol-related callouts

Dr Alastair MacGilchrist, Chair of SHAAP, comments on new findings suggesting that alcohol policy measures could reduce drink-related ambulance callouts    Alcohol policy measures could...

SHAAP Director Elinor Jayne responds to ONS data on alcohol-specific death rates in the UK

SHAAP Director Elinor Jayne responds to ONS data on alcohol-specific death rates in the UK. The Office for National Statistics released “Alcohol-specific deaths in the...

SHAAP and Alcohol Focus Scotland call for MUP Review

Widespread support for calls to increase minimum unit price for alcohol to 65p 28 organisations sign up to support Alcohol Focus Scotland and Scottish Health...