Health risks from alcohol: new guidelines
Seeks views on the UK Chief Medical Officers’ proposed new guidelines to limit the health risks associated with the consumption of alcohol.
Detail
At the request of the UK Chief Medical Officers (CMOs), a group of experts were asked to evaluate evidence about the levels and types of health harm that alcohol can cause.
They have produced some recommendations about how health risks can be limited from drinking alcohol.
The UK CMOs considered and accepted the advice of the expert group and are consulting on the following 3 recommendations:
- a weekly guideline on regular drinking
- advice on single episodes of drinking
- a guideline on pregnancy and drinking
Documents
How to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level: public consultation on proposed new guidelinesapplication/pdfUK Chief Medical Officers’ Alcohol Guidelines Review: summary of the proposed new guidelinesapplication/pdfAlcohol Guidelines Review: report from the guidelines development group to the UK Chief Medical Officersapplication/pdfSut i gadw risgiau iechyd sy’n gysylltiedig ag yfed alcohol cynised â phosibl: ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus ar ganllawiau newydd arfaethedigapplication/pdfAdolygiad o Ganllawiau Alcohol Prif Swyddogion Meddygol y DU: Crynodeb o’r canllawiau newydd arfaethedigapplication/pdfAdolygiad o Ganllawiau Alcohol – Adroddiad gan y Grŵp Datblygu Canllawiau i Brif Swyddogion Meddygol y DUapplication/pdfList of supporting evidenceapplication/pdfGovernment response to the public consultation: How to keep health risks from drinking alcohol to a low level application/pdfYmateb y Llywodraeth i’r ymgynghoriad cyhoeddus: Sut i gadw risgiau iechyd o ganlyniad i yfed alcohol yn iselapplication/pdfPost-consultation Addendum to the Guidelines Development Group Reportapplication/pdfAtodiad Ôl-ymgynghori i Adroddiad y Grŵp Datblygu Canllawiauapplication/pdfQualitative research on draft alcohol guidelinesapplication/pdfGDG meeting note and action points: 5 May 2016application/pdfCampaign responses: sample answersapplication/pdfList of responses receivedapplication/pdfResponse document 1application/pdfResponse document 2application/pdfResponse document 3application/pdfResponse document 4application/pdfResponse document 5application/pdfResponse document 6application/pdfResponse document 7application/pdfResponse document 8application/pdfResponse document 9application/pdfResponse document 10application/pdfResponse document 11application/pdfResponse document 12application/pdfResponse document 13application/pdfResponse document 14application/pdfResponse document 15application/pdfResponse document 16application/pdf