Loneliness
(asked on 31st January 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps his Department is taking to tackle the effects of loneliness on health.
This question was answered on 7th February 2018
Loneliness can have a significant impact on physical and mental health.
The Department will be working closely to support the Minister for Sport and Civil Society in developing the cross-Government strategy on loneliness.
A number of existing Department-supported programmes can help to address loneliness, including dementia friendly communities, Dementia Friends, Improving Access to Psychological Therapies, the Carers Action Plan and social prescribing.