Department of Health
Tuesday, 29 March, 2016
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
These are comments submitted by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP) to the Dept of Health
