National campaign needed to tackle loneliness 'epidemic', says RCGP

National campaign needed to tackle loneliness 'epidemic', says RCGP The call is one of several in Tackling Loneliness: A Community Action Plan, which argues that a widespread campaign is essential to educating the public, and should also encourage people to talk to their neighbours and get involved in, or start local initiatives in a bid to build and strengthen social connections throughout communities.

The action plan has come out of the College's first-ever roundtable on loneliness; an event which saw charities, and community, voluntary and faith organisations come together to discuss how communities, including GPs, can tackle loneliness and social isolation in society. Royal College of General Practitioners 

See also:

• Top doctor says patients should be referred to knitting groups to tackle loneliness The Daily Mail
• RCGP manifesto demands campaign to fight loneliness and social isolation GPonline