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Caring About Equality: Bridgit Care’s Year-Round Commitment to Unpaid Carers Carers Week 2025 shines a spotlight on the theme “Caring About Equality”, highlighting the disparities unpaid carers face and calling for better, fairer support. At Bridgit Care, we believe equality must be built into every part of the carer journey—not just acknowledged once a year. […]

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Top Tips for Young Carers

Top Tips for Young Carers: Support, Strength & Self-Care Being a young person is already full of challenges—from school and exams to friendships and figuring out who you are. But for thousands of young people across the UK, there’s another big responsibility added to that list: caring for someone at home.   These incredible young

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Carers Week 2025

Carers Week 2025: Caring About Equality Carers Week 2025 takes place from Monday 9th to Sunday 15th June, and this year’s powerful theme is “Caring About Equality.” It’s a timely reminder that every carer deserves recognition, respect, and the same opportunities as everyone else—no matter their background, age, or circumstances.   At Bridgit Care, we

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Carers Rights Update

Empowering Carers: New Rights Under the Carer’s Leave Act 2024   As of April 2024, a groundbreaking change is coming for unpaid carers across the UK. The Carer’s Leave Act 2023 gives employees the legal right to take up to one week of unpaid leave each year to provide or arrange care for a dependent

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Social Relationships as a Young Carer

Hey everyone, it’s Frankie here. Today, I want to share something that’s reallypersonal to me – how being a young carer affects my social relationships. It’snot something I talk about often, but I think it’s important for others tounderstand what it’s like or for others to relate and realise that you’re notalone. Balancing Friendships and

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