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Self Funders &the way forward 8 th September 2014

Self Funders &the way forward 8 th September 2014. Attendees. Leslie Loader - Engagement and Improvement officer - Borough of Poole Penny Osborne - Northamptonshire County Council Amaka Nwabueze - Project Manager - Essex County Council

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Self Funders &the way forward 8 th September 2014

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  1. Self Funders &the way forward8th September 2014

  2. Attendees • 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)

  3. Summary of discussionMarketplace overview • 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

  4. Summary of discussionBreeze-e Overview • 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

  5. Summary of discussionBreeze-e perspective • 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.

  6. Summary of discussionProvider perspective • 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 opportunityfor smaller firms or ones with national presence

  7. Smart eGovernment initiatives

  8. For further information please contact Kelly GaddesGlobal Solutions Director Kelly.gaddes@cloudbuy.comMobile 07884 664 646 cloudBuy.com

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