{"id":66208,"date":"2025-06-13T10:36:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T09:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/?p=66208"},"modified":"2025-06-13T11:34:14","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T10:34:14","slug":"unpaid-carers-will-soon-be-able-to-find-the-information-that-they-need-more-easily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/news\/unpaid-carers-will-soon-be-able-to-find-the-information-that-they-need-more-easily\/","title":{"rendered":"Unpaid carers will soon be able to find the information that they need more easily and in one place"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

There are tens of thousands of unpaid carers in Devon and we’re launching a new online tool which will help them find the information and services that they need more easily.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To be launched across Devon within the month \u2018Bridgit\u2019 will help unpaid carers find health support, guidance, services and self-help resources at the click of a button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This week is Carers Week, an opportunity to shine a light on the thousands in Devon who have caring responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Approximately nine per cent of people in Devon are unpaid carers; that\u2019s at least 75,000 people who care for a loved one or a friend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While most carers are adults there are also thousands of under 18s who support family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And just under half of these unpaid carers spend at least 20 hours per week carrying out their responsibilities, and that\u2019s often alongside working, their role within their family and even going to school or college.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This means that the time that they have to find out the information on how to best support their loved one is limited \u2013 and that\u2019s where \u2018Brigit\u2019 comes in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bridgit follows \u00a3332,000 of funding from the Department of Health and Social Care\u2019s Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF) and will help carers find health advice, local events and services tailored to their specific needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It will also be able provide health support to enable carers to better understand the conditions and medications of the person that they care for.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Councillor Richard Keeling the Cabinet Member for Adult Services, said: <\/p><\/div>\r\n \t\t

\u201cMany won\u2019t even think of themselves as being carers, because the person they are looking after is a relative; but caring can bring a whole host of responsibilities and stresses.<\/p>\n

\u201cGiven that many have other responsibilities such as caring for their children or they are also working, it can mean that they have limited time to spend on researching what help and support is available, to organise suitable activities or to find health advice, and this can have a real impact on a carer\u2019s health and wellbeing.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cBridgit has been developed with input from other carers and brings this all together in one place to help with everything from accessing benefits, your rights as a carer and to tips on looking after yourself and putting you in touch with other carers to help support you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\r\n\t<\/blockquote>\r\n

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