Helpline for the elderly is more important than ever, Dame Esther Rantzen says
Helping to ease the loneliness of the elderly is “more important than ever”, Dame Esther Rantzen has said.
She was speaking as Silver Line, the phoneline she launched to help older people, marks its 10th anniversary and as the World Health Organisation announced a new commission to try and address loneliness as a pressing health threat and find ways to promote social connection.
Accepting that she is a little saddened that Silver Line is still needed, Dame Esther, 83, said: “I
