Sir Liam Donaldson's call for the Government to tackle deep discounting through a minimum unit price policy was greeted warmly by Prof Ian Gilmore, President of the Royal College of Physicians, who said:
"Over the past twenty years, as alcohol has grown progressively more affordable, the rates of chronic illness and acute injuries stemming from its misuse have soared. A minimum unit price would mean the end of deep discounting that young people and heavy drinkers rely upon to source large quantities of alcohol. It also should have little impact on those who drink in moderation, as in most cases the alcohol they buy now will already be sold above any minimum price per unit. We welcome the CMO intervening in this debate in such a public way, and hope it encourages the Government to be bolder than they have been so far".
Notes
In 2005/6 there were more than 187,000 NHS hospital admissions related to alcohol. This is more than double from 89,280 in 1995/6.
Recent national surveys by the ONS reveal that a third of all adult men, and a fifth of adult women drink regularly above the recommended limit.
The recent pricing review carried out by Sheffield University at the behest of the Department of Health makes it clear that tackling the low price at which alcohol is sold would bring substantial benefits in terms of lives saved and illness averted.
Source
Royal College of Physicians
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