Very long faces in the West Country this week. Despite much pressure from the health lobby, Alistair Darling has chosen to ignore calls for minimum pricing of alcohol, and instead has imposed a hefty tax hike on cider. In Wednesday’s Budget statement, the Chancellor announced a duty increase of 10% above inflation for cider compared [...]
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Minimum pricing of alcohol v alcohol tax
Posted in Alcohol, tagged Alcohol, alcohol tax, Binge drinking, Cider, CMO, minimum pricing, Sheffield University on March 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
A national public health bootcamp anyone?
Posted in Public Health Training, tagged CMO, Informing Healthier Choices, Liam Donaldson, Michael Marmot, Muir Gray, Public Health Futures, trainees on March 17, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
By Matthew Day, Public Health Registrar, NHS Wakefield District When I started my public health training I had a three day local induction to get to know colleagues and learn from a range of speakers in public health from around the Yorkshire and Humber region. I found it useful as it provided inspiring insights and [...]
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