Dance lessons for the lonely - on the NHS GPs in England are being given permission to prescribe patients "social" activities, such as dance classes, to tackle loneliness.
The strategy, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, will also see postal delivery workers checking in on isolated people during their rounds.
The government says about 200,000 older people have not had a conversation with a friend or relative in over a month.
And many GPs see between one and five people a day suffering with loneliness. BBC News
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