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Working with our Southern Clients
Our spring 2021 Southern Client Group meeting was an insightful and collaborative event, with 14 Local Authorities in attendance.
Digital Inclusion and Older People in a Covid-19 world
As champions of using digital solutions to deliver all the different facets of self-directed care and support, we are often asked about how older people can access such solutions. Age UK has issued a briefing paper looks at the impact the pandemic has had on internet use among people aged 52+ in England. We pick out some of the pertinent findings and what local authorities and NHS organisations can takeaway from the briefing.
Virtual Wallet in Wales
Our Virtual Wallet solution has gone live today for people in receipt of a direct payment in Powys, enabling them to self-direct their care and support.
We can save CCGs up to 25% of their PHB costs
We have developed a savings calculator that enables us to model potential savings for CCGs from PHBs. The estimates range from 5% to 25%, depending on variables such as the cohort and budget deployment model, but we would expect a CCG to be able to prudently forecast a net saving of at least 10% of the overall budget spend. This paper examines the evidence and theory behind this.