Government response to Science and Technology Committee Report on alcohol guidelines published

Source: Department of Health

Follow this link for fulltext

Date of publication: March, 2012

Publication type: Report

In a nutshell: The response sets out the Department of Health’s intention to commission a review, led by Dame Sally Davies, the UK’s principal medical adviser, to look at the current drinking guidelines, and the evidence base.  The guidelines haven’t been reviewed since 1995.

Length of publication: 14 page report

Some important notes: The original report can be accessed here.  The 1995 review of the guidelines can be accessed here.

Acknowledgement: Library and Knowledge Service, Knowledge Alert