The Greater Manchester Health Commission is the formal partnership made up of leading representatives from Greater Manchester’s Councils, NHS Trusts, and the Higher Education Sector, who are working together to secure improved health and tackle health inequalities in the region.
The Greater Manchester Health Commission’s vision is of a Greater Manchester with improved life expectancy, health, and well-being, and reduced inequalities. Greater Manchester has some of the worst life expectancy and health outcomes in the country. The Greater Manchester Health Commission aims to provide the leadership to tackle these challenges.
Alcohol – Minimum Unit Price
The Health Commission has recognised the significance and scale of alcohol-related harm in Greater Manchester.
Alcohol is one of the major lifestyle-related factors that causes poor health in the city region.
Having recognised the disproportionate effect of alcohol-related harm in Greater Manchester, the GM Health Commission wanted to explore whether minimum unit price would offer a potential solution.
The Commission’s work has helped to stimulate a national debate on this issue, while work has proceeded to consider how minimum unit price might be implemented within Greater Manchester.
Greater Manchester Briefing: Minimum Unit Price for Alcohol
Following recent national publicity, AGMA (Association of Greater Manchester Authorities) produced a briefing note (
493Kb) giving an overview of the work carried out. A Factsheet on Alcohol (
269Kb) has also been produced.
