Guidance

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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Bridgit Care working with Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust to support carers aross Hull & East Riding

Who are we helping in Humber? Our friends and family members care for us in so many way, often supporting our mental, emotional and physical health. Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are working with Bridgit Care to provide access to a support service for anyone that provides support to any Humber patients. If you live

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Microsoft Partnership & Azure : Press Release

Microsoft Partner Press Release – United Kingdom – October 17, 2022 Bridgit Care Now Available in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace Together we are working to help customers transform their businesses, and we’re delivering impactful, human-centered solutions with social impact to the market every day. Bridgit Care “Helping Family Carers around the World” today announced the

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Carer Identification Scheme – Case Study

Recently social media and advertising campaigns have been used to identify carers with positive results, however the best and most trusted approach remains through Primary Care and specifically GP engagement with the carer. For decades we’ve struggled in primary care to identify carers. We’ve trained our care navigators, included ads on screens, and included posters

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Activities for someone who is visually impaired or partial of hearing

activities for people who are deaf or blind

Finding activities for your loved one to engage with that are stimulating and inclusive can seem like a challenge. The deafblind organisation has listed some of the activities their members like getting involved with which are accessible.  Theatre and music There are arts which are accessible for people who are deaf or blind. The Face

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Accessible adventures to do with your loved one over summer

accessible summer activities

If you or your loved one have restricted mobility, this shouldn’t limit your fun this summer! Many places are becoming more inclusive for disabilities and here’s a list of some of the top activities you both can enjoy together over the summer months. Remember, it’s always worth contacting the venue you wish to visit if

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How to get your events on Google and why it’s important for voluntary and social care organisations

Growing your social impact – Why publishing your events on ‘service directories’ in not enough If you work in the voluntary sector, social sector or community care you’ll want to share your services, the events you run as well as grow your social impact. There’s a lot that can be done by publishing events on

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