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Morning Call: 27/05/2014

Louise White

27/05/2014

BBC Radio Scotland - Morning Call, 27/05/2014

Louise White asks whether new mothers are discharged from hospital too quickly.

TOPIC 1: LONELINESS & THE INTERNET
More than 100,0000 pensioners debilitated by loneliness have called Britain's only dedicated helpline in the first six months it has been open. The staggering volume of calls to 24-hour service The Silver Line reveals how a helpless army of the elderly has been suffering in silence. Now celebrity campaigner Esther Rantzen is demanding the shocking statistics act as a "wake-up call". Meanwhile think tank, The Policy Exchange says loneliness amongst pensioners could be helped by learning to use the internet and that spending money on developing basic digital skills would yield "huge" economic and social benefits for the UK.

Louise asks: Is the internet the answer to the problem of loneliness among the elderly?

TOPIC 2: NEW MUMS
New research, carried out by the Sunday Post, has found thousands of new mothers are being discharged from hospital in the middle of the night - between 11pm and 6am. Jean Turner of the Scotland Patients Association has said "women are being discharged too quickly".

Louise asks: Do you think new mums are discharged from hospital too quickly?

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Kanye West and Kim Kardashian have decided to honeymoon in Cork. We want to know where did you go for your honeymoon?

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