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Statistics published today (27/1/2026) by Public Health Scotland show that in 2024/25 there were 29,430 alcohol-related hospital admissions (stays) in Scotland. This represents a 9% decrease in hospital admissions compared to the previous year

Analysis of Freedom of Information (FOI) documents released today reveals how alcohol companies and industry-funded bodies mounted a coordinated lobbying campaign to force the removal of alcohol marketing restrictions from England’s 10 Year Health

Public Health Scotland has published its new 10-year health strategy for Scotland, Together We Can. Alcohol Focus Scotland welcomes the strategy, particularly its recognition of the scale of alcohol harm in Scotland and its strong focus on

Health leaders have written to the First and Deputy First Ministers calling for urgent action after alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland reached their highest level on record. The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA), an alliance of more than 60

The Scottish Government has today (10/03/2026) published their new alcohol and drugs strategic plan for 2026-2035. The Government says that a key priority of the strategic plan is to expand treatment standards to include alcohol and all drugs, with

Mother’s Day is meant to be a moment of appreciation, a chance to say thank you to the women who hold so much of family life together. But for years, one of the most common gifts given to mums has been alcohol. A bottle of wine. A “mum

Leading health organisations, including Alcohol Focus Scotland, are expressing serious concerns following Jubel X and Coca Cola having been announced as official partners for the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

A new Lancet Commission on liver health in Europe highlights a growing and largely preventable burden of liver disease, with around 284,000 deaths each year linked to conditions such as cirrhosis and liver cancer. Alcohol is identified as a major

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has today (Monday 11th May) published their latest figures for alcohol specific deaths in the UK. Overall, in 2024, there were 9,809 deaths from alcohol specific causes in the UK, a rate of 14.8 per 100,000

One in five alcohol products sold in the UK fail to meet minimum voluntary labelling guidelines set by the alcohol industry regulator, the Portman Group, according to new analysis of over 530 alcohol product labels – the biggest study of its kind