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0:08in partnership with flint county
0:09council
0:10we have developed a project that we call
0:12bridge in the gap
0:14and the project was developed following
0:15consultation with our carers
0:17around what a respite service needed to
0:20provide
0:21the way the project operates with
0:23flexibility
0:24choice and control at its heart means
0:27carers are empowered
0:28to focus on what matters to them whether
0:31that might be
0:32catching up with friends attending a
0:34group to build peer support
0:37or having a much needed holiday hello my
0:39name is yvette
0:40and i am a parent carer to my 14 year
0:44old daughter first of all i just want to
0:45say what an absolutely great
0:47service this is it's been so refreshing
0:50to access a service that really really
0:52put my well-being first
0:54it meant that i could really have a full
0:56break from my caring role for a little
0:58while
0:59and do something that i really wanted to
1:00do for me it really did make me feel so
1:03much better to be able to do that
1:05and then i had the strength then to
1:07continue with my caring role because i'd
1:08had that time for me i'd had that little
1:10break
1:11and then i just found that i came back
1:12from that feeling refreshed and ready
1:14then
1:15to care for my daughter in a bit more of
1:16a positive way
1:18one of the great things about bridging
1:19the gap is the job satisfaction that it
1:21brings to the nucas staff
1:23because they get to offer carers a
1:25meaningful and bespoke
1:26service they see firsthand the
1:29difference that it can make to a carer's
1:30life and their well-being