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Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People in North Yorkshire

Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People in North Yorkshire
Bernard SM Research Report. SPRU Working Paper, WP 256 . Social Policy Research Unit, York. 2013


Project ID (Internal) 23
Project Status completed
Full Reference (text) Bernard SM (2013) Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People in North Yorkshire : Stage 1 report. Research Report. SPRU Working Paper, WP 256 . Social Policy Research Unit. [The abstract can be accessed here]
Full Reference (URL) http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/77335/
Summary / Abstract

This report was commissioned by the Loneliness Task Group of the North Yorkshire
Older People‟s Partnership Board (NYOPPB). Its purpose was to build on the
findings from the „Voice of Ripon‟ loneliness survey carried out in 2009 on behalf of
NYOPPB(1) . The report aims to provide a review of current literature that brings
together knowledge about the extent and nature of loneliness among older people.
This will help to clarify current thinking about what a „good practice‟ or service looks
like and start to identify likely models of good practice in North Yorkshire.
The report looks at how loneliness and social isolation are understood in the
literature, why they should be important concerns of local strategic organisations,
such as health and wellbeing boards, and what might be done. This evidence is set
in the context of the geography and demography of North Yorkshire and suggestions
for future work are made.

Publication Title Loneliness and Social Isolation Among Older People in North Yorkshire
Author(s) Bernard SM
Publication Details Research Report. SPRU Working Paper, WP 256 . Social Policy Research Unit, York.
Publication Year / End of Project 2013
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