Chief Medical Officer

Guidelines

Protz: Drinking guidelines 'bad science'

13-Sep-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Beer writer and editor of the Good Beer Guide Roger Protz has slammed guidance from the Chief Medical Officer that men and women should drink no more than 14 units a week.

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CAMRA slams alcohol guidelines and calls for "common sense" approach

09-Aug-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following a survey in which more than half of respondents agreed that moderate alcohol consumption could be part of a healthy lifestyle, the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) is calling on the Department of Health for a new consultation into the alcohol guidelines.

Debate

MP calls for rejection of 'misleading' drinking guidelines

30-Jun-2016 By Oli Gross

New drinking guidelines lack credibility, are misleading and could deny millions of people the social benefits of pubs, MP Byron Davies argued at a parliamentary debate this week.

GPs disagree with ‘no safe alcohol level’

24-May-2016 By Nikkie Sutton

Following a survey conducted by medeConnect in April this year, two thirds of GPs asked disagreed with the statement that there is no safe level of alcohol consumption

Parents warned not to allow children alcohol

17-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit

A new report has blasted parents for allowing their children alcohol when underage, claiming it can lead to alcohol-related problems later in life.

Parents warned over giving alcohol to children

17-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore

Children should not drink alcohol before the age of 15, according to England's Chief Medical Officer. In a five-point guidance published today, Sir...

Wrong target, wrong strategy

26-Mar-2009 By Peter Coulson

Demonising alcohol and those who sell it is a short-term measure, says Peter Coulson.

Supermarket chief says no to minimum pricing

17-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt

A supermarket boss has hit out at the Chief Medical Officer's recommendation to introduce minimum pricing. Peter Marks, chief executive of the...

'Wales to push for minimum price'

17-Mar-2009

Wales continues to push for increased powers over the sale of alcohol despite Gordon Brown backing away from plans for minimum pricing. Assembly...

ALMR: pubs only responsible place to drink

30-Jan-2009 By Ewan Turney

The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has welcomed the chief medical officer's advice for parents not to give alcohol to under-15s.

'Don't let your kids drink, government tells parents'

25-Jan-2009

"Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, will this week tell parents that children under the age of 15 must not be allowed to drink. The...

When will they realise? Pubs are not the problem

01-Aug-2007

Perhaps, like Shambo the bullock, the kindest thing would be for the Government to put a bullet in the head of the entire pub trade. When both the...

Gordon: get on to the grocers

26-Jul-2007

Last week was one of the drinks trade's blackest for a long time. Bad news was heaped upon bad news in the media. And worryingly, the reports were...

Chief medical officer considered resigning over smoking

24-Nov-2005

Chief medical officer Liam Donaldson has revealed that he considered quitting after the government failed to heed his advice on a total smoking...

What the Sunday papers said

19-Jun-2005

The London borough of Westminster has said it could take seven years for all its pubs to be licensed under the new licensing regime introduced by the...