Events: Alcohol as a Health Issue Scrutiny

Posted on behalf of Cllr Michael Kelly,Chair, Alcohol as a Health Issue Working Group

Bradford Council Health Improvement Committee
Launch of the Alcohol as a Health Issue Scrutiny
Friday 3 October 2008 at 11.30am
Bradford City Hall, Council Chamber

I am writing to invite you to the launch of the report on “Alcohol as a Health Issue” which has been produced by the Health Improvement Committee’s Working Group.

This issue currently has a very high profile; due both to increased government focus on reducing the physical and social harm caused by alcohol and the widespread media coverage of “binge-drinking” and its impact on health and communities.

Bradford Council’s Health Improvement Committee decided that it was important to see what was happening in Bradford and established a working group to look into the effects of alcohol on the health of people in the district.

We heard from a wide range of witnesses, from the council, the health services, the voluntary sector, the supply side and from individuals whose own lives have been affected by alcohol misuse. From their evidence we were able to build up a picture of alcohol use and abuse in Bradford and to produce the report we are now launching, which contains a series of recommendations for addressing the problems caused to the health of people in the district.

I do hope that you are able to join us for the launch and assist us in promoting the safer use of alcohol in the Bradford district. Tim Gilling, Health Scrutiny Programme Manager from the Centre for Public Scrutiny will be attending the launch and will say a few words about the report and the important role of health scrutiny.

The launch will be followed by lunch and the opportunity to network with contributors to the scrutiny.

Please reply to rosemary.bell@bradford.gov.uk or 01274 431391 before Wednesday 01 October, so that we can confirm numbers for catering. If you have any colleagues who you feel may be interested in attending, please do forward this to them.