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(2) what plans the Government has to tackle loneliness among older generations.
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Tracey Crouch:
(2) what plans the Government has to tackle loneliness among older generations.
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Tracey Crouch:
The information requested is not collected. However, the Campaign to End Loneliness has estimated that there are over a million people over the age of 65 reported feeling lonely.
On 15 March 2012, the Department co-hosted a summit on loneliness which saw charities, businesses, hon. Members and public sector organisations come together to start a discussion about loneliness and isolation in older age and how it could best be tackled. The Department also commissioned and funded work on a ‘digital toolkit’ for Health and Well-being Boards to support local councils and the national health service to take action to address the issue of loneliness in their area which was launched on 10 July 2012.
In addition, in 2013-14, the Department plans to include shared measures of well-being across both the Public Health and Adult Social Care Outcome Frameworks with a focus on developing suitable measures of social isolation.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people aged over 65 who suffer from extreme loneliness;
[124884]
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what estimate he has made of the number of people aged over 65 who suffer from extreme loneliness;
[124884]
The information requested is not collected. However, the Campaign to End Loneliness has estimated that there are over a million people over the age of 65 reported feeling lonely.
On 15 March 2012, the Department co-hosted a summit on loneliness which saw charities, businesses, hon. Members and public sector organisations come together to start a discussion about loneliness and isolation in older age and how it could best be tackled. The Department also commissioned and funded work on a ‘digital toolkit’ for Health and Well-being Boards to support local councils and the national health service to take action to address the issue of loneliness in their area which was launched on 10 July 2012.
In addition, in 2013-14, the Department plans to include shared measures of well-being across both the Public Health and Adult Social Care Outcome Frameworks with a focus on developing suitable measures of social isolation.
(2) what steps his Department is taking to reduce loneliness among the elderly.
(2) what steps his Department is taking to reduce loneliness among the elderly.
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what engagement his Department had with WRVS at the recent Loneliness summit;
To ask the Secretary of State for Health (1) what engagement his Department had with WRVS at the recent Loneliness summit;
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Campaign to End Loneliness; and what action they are taking to support the aims of the campaign.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the Campaign to End Loneliness; and what action they are taking to support the aims of the campaign.