NICE welcomes proposed guidance on alcohol

Proposed guidelines, published by the Department of Health and out for consultation, make three main recommendations on safe levels of alcohol consumption. Alcohol is one of the biggest avoidable risks for disease and death. Between 2010 and 2011, alcohol misuse led to 1.2 million hospital admissions 15,000 deaths. Alcohol misuse also carries an economic burden costing the NHS around £3.5 billion per year, with annual cost to society in England of around £21 billion. The latest proposed guidelines follow a review of existing guidelines by three independent groups of experts, and have been considered and accepted by the UK Chief Medical