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Laura Alcock-Ferguson, Executive Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, said: “We welcome the news today of the Government’s £20 million investment to help tackle loneliness; a timely announcement during Loneliness Awareness Week. Our research found the costs of loneliness to be around £6,000 per person in health costs and pressure on local services. The…
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This year, the World Cup will bring together people of all ages, genders and backgrounds to celebrate the world’s favourite sport. But not everyone has a friend to watch the game with. There are 9 million lonely people in the UK and 4 million of those are older people. To celebrate the World Cup in…
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Sam Dick, Director of Campaigns at the Campaign to End Loneliness, said: “We welcome the RCGP’s calls to tackle the loneliness epidemic. Loneliness is a looming social crisis and needs a joined-up, robust approach to tackle it, as set out in the RCGP’s manifesto and community action plan.Our research found that three-quarters of GPs report…
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New research finds that over half of UK adults say it’s been “a long time” since they made a new friend Over half of UK adults feel it’s been a long time since they made a new friend Almost half (49%) say that their busy lives stop them from connecting with others Almost 9 in…
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Today the Office of National Statistics (ONS) released new analysis and data loneliness in the UK. They found that In 2016 to 2017, there were 5% of adults in England who reported feeling lonely “often” or “always”. Laura Alcock-Ferguson Executive Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, said: “We welcome the data released by ONS…
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Laura Alcock-Ferguson, Executive Director of the Campaign to End Loneliness, said: “We welcome the Government’s announcement of funding to take on the realities of an ageing society. Technology has a vital role to play in supporting older people to live healthy and happy lives. In turn, this will help older people living with illness or…
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