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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/experts-warn-of-lives-lost-to-drink.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Health experts have criticised the Government's stance on alcohol sales" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/min-experts-warn-of-lives-lost-to-drink.jpg" alt="Health experts have criticised the Government's stance on alcohol sales"/></a></p>
<p>Health experts have accused the Government of pandering to the drinks industry as they revealed up to 250,000 extra lives could be lost in the next 20 years unless tough restrictions are introduced.</p>
<p>Three leading experts, including Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, past president of the Royal College of Physicians, called for urgent action and warned that current Government plans, which include banning the sale of alcohol below cost price and increasing duty on high-strength beer, were &#8220;inconsequential&#8221;.</p>
<p>The liver death rate in the UK is 11.4 per 100,000 people, more than double that of the other countries with similar drinking cultures and genetic backgrounds, such as Australia, Holland, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden.</p>
<p>Writing in the Lancet and using figures from the Office for National Statistics, the experts predicted that over the next 20 years between 160,000 and 250,000 extra lives could be lost in England and Wales if the Government fails to act.</p>
<p>Prof Gilmore wrote the article with Nick Sheron, from the University of Southampton, and Chris Hawkey, of the Queen&#8217;s Medical Centre, University Hospital, Nottingham.</p>
<p>&#8220;How many more people have to die from alcohol-related conditions, and how many more families devastated by the consequences before the Government takes the situation as seriously as it took the dangers of tobacco?&#8221; Prof Gilmore said. </p>
<p>&#8220;We already know from the international evidence that the main ways to reduce alcohol consumption are to increase the price and reduce the availability of alcohol, yet the Government continues to discuss implementing marginal measures while ignoring this evidence. </p>
<p>&#8220;Just as the Government would expect us to treat our patients with effective medicines, we expect the Government to take much stronger action to protect people from alcohol-related harm, when will that happen?&#8221;</p>
<p>The authors said UK drinks producers and retailers are &#8220;reliant on people risking their health to provide profits&#8221; and noted that, according to the Department of Health, three-quarters of alcohol is consumed by hazardous and harmful drinkers.</p>
<p>A Department of Health spokeswoman said: &#8220;The Government has wasted no time in taking tough action to tackle problem drinking, including plans to stop supermarkets selling below cost alcohol and working to introduce a tougher licensing regime.&#8221;</p>
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