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<p>The Department is raising awareness regarding the issue of loneliness and social
isolation and helping local health and wellbeing boards and commissioners to get better
at measuring the issue in their local communities. This will help them come up with
the right targeted solutions, and drive local improvements that really make a difference.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>A measure of social isolation has now been included in the
Adult Social Care Outcomes Framework 2013-14 for the first time, marking an important
step towards improving the lives of social care users and carers that are experiencing
isolation. This measure provides a clear focus for local priority setting, enabling
local authorities to determine the scale of the problem in their area.</p><p> </p>
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