cloud buy.com self funders &the way forward 8 th september 2014
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cloudBuy.com
Self Funders &the way
forward8th September 2014
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Attendees
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• Leslie Loader - Engagement and Improvement officer - Borough of Poole
• Penny Osborne - Northamptonshire County Council
• Amaka Nwabueze - Project Manager - Essex County Council
• Russell Darling - Solutions Director cloudBuy (Local Government & Shared Services)
• Anya Harris - Commissioning Officer - LB Lambeth
• Jeremy Curtis - Head of Safeguarding - Treloar Trust
• Nick Wood Dow – Deputy Chair Man - Chelgate
• Jon Shilling – Director Grass Roots
• Kelly Gaddes – Solutions Director cloudBuy (Care)
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• Self-Funders are generally not well served
• Lack of funding for IT systems means that some LA’s will just enhance their current online directories
• A marketplace will particularly benefit SME and small suppliers
• Development of the Personal Assistant market will provide more choice and flexibility in care options.
• Marketplaces support micro-industry and economic growth
• Markets will generate efficiencies in admin and cost savings in care packages
Summary of discussionMarketplace overview
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• From the consortia perspective Breeze-e is focusing on self-funders because it opens up the widest opportunities to proffer people service.
• The Council will ensure there is a regulated marketplace with validated traders
• Grass Roots provides the customer incentivisation• Secure technology by cloudBuy
Summary of discussionBreeze-e Overview
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Summary of discussionBreeze-e perspective
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• Breeze-e are feeling their way
• The concession arrangements let others join them
• Northamptonshire believe that people (both staff and customers) will walk towards the Breeze-e platform because it helps them
• Penny Osborne welcomed everybody to join and asked for everyone to contribute ideas.
• She said to watch out for the Breeze-e public release when the site will be up and live.
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Summary of discussionProvider perspective
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• Increasing relevance particularly in Children’s Special Education where spending power comes with the parents
• Parents need to be widely informed and knowledgeable about how to access it
• Big marketing opportunity for smaller firms or ones with national presence
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Smart eGovernment initiatives
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For further information please contact
Kelly Gaddes
Global Solutions Director
Mobile 07884 664 646