Tag Archives: Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

Regulus highlights distinct flaws of OHID report on gambling costs

Regulus highlights distinct flaws of OHID report on gambling costs

The Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) report into gambling harm published earlier this year does not stand up to scrutiny, according to a critique by strategic advisory Regulus Partners. In its assessment of the study – which sought to calculate the societal costs of gambling – Regulus asserted that there was ‘inherent bias among some key authors’ of …

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Public health directors weigh in on RET funding war of words

SBC News Public health directors weigh in on RET funding war of words

The President and Vice-President of the Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) have written to Gambling Minister Chris Philp, making recommendations ahead of the Gambling Act review White Paper. Although the consultation period for recommendations informing the legislative overhaul ended on 1 April, Professor Maggie Rae (President) and Greg Fell (VP) expressed their viewpoint on developing a better public …

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