Tag Archives: minimum unit pricing

BLOG: Evidence is most likely to influence public health if it fits the right problem at the right time for the right people

Posted on March 17, 2014 by SPHRatLSHTM

Evidence is most likely to influence public health if it fits the right problem at the right time for the right people Vittal Katikireddi charts the multiple roles that evidence is playing in transforming minimum unit pricing of alcohol into a policy … Continue reading →

NEWS: BMJ investigation into the drinks industry access to Government

Posted on January 13, 2014 by SPHRatLSHTM

Under the influence: In an investigation for the British Medical Journal, Jonathan Gornall discovers that the government consultation into introducing a minimum unit price for alcohol in England and Wales was a sham and that politicians ignored the strong health evidence in favour … Continue reading →