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Alcohol Policy Team, Department of Health UK. (2016) How to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level. Government response to the public consultation. London: Department of Health.

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Introduction

1.1 Between 8 January and 1 April 2016 the UK Government held a public consultation on the clarity, expression and usability of the new UK Chief Medical Officers’ (CMOs) low risk drinking guidelines.

1.2 The new guidelines have been developed by a group of experts, at the request of the four UK CMOs, to inform the public about known health risks from drinking and provide the most up to date scientific information. They have been developed on the basis that people have a right to accurate information and clear advice about alcohol and its health risks and that Government has a responsibility to ensure that this information is provided for citizens in an open way.

1.3 The guidelines aim to help people make informed decisions about their own drinking but to do so they need to be able to understand the guidelines and what they might mean for their own drinking habits. The consultation asked whether people found the guidelines clear and easy to use.

1.4 This document summarises the responses to the consultation and how the wording of the final guidelines has changed as a result.

1.5 Published alongside the new guidelines is an addendum to the expert group report which, although not part of the consultation, answers a number of frequently raised questions about the evidence. In addition, there is a qualitative research report on the language of the guidelines. All of the documents are available at the related URL below.

Item Type
Report
Publication Type
International, Report
Drug Type
Alcohol
Intervention Type
Harm reduction, Policy
Date
August 2016
Pages
44 p.
Publisher
Department of Health
Corporate Creators
Alcohol Policy Team, Department of Health UK
Place of Publication
London
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Accession Number
HRB (Electronic Only)
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