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26/01/2022

It’s widely expected that when the Social Care Bill becomes law the CQC will resume responsibility for inspecting local authority adult social care provision. Depending on how you look at it, this could either be a sensible way to ensure … Read More

16/12/2020

2021 - A Year of Managed Uncertainty for Care Services
As one year ends and another begins, uncertainties pile up for the care sector. So what practical steps could restore control to care brokerage and delivery?

Uncertainty sources:

Vaccines may make care homes a more acceptable option. Even so, more people will need care in the community.

Care providers will struggle with unplanned staff absences due to Covid (alongside normal winter pressures).

And, there’s Brexit.

Care providers WILL accept care packages in good faith and suddenly find they don’t have the staff to deliver. What happens then? Will service users miss out on vital care?

Ulysses eBrokerage is a secure online care brokerage system. It allows care providers to trade their care packages, supervised by the brokerage team.

Secure online messaging is also part of the solution. Care providers can easily and securely ask for clarification on a care package they’ve been offered.

eBrokerage is usually self-funding. It can be up and running within 2 weeks. And it can be procured quickly through the G-Cloud 12 framework, via Ulysses eBrokerage Cloud Software.

To find out more, get in touch.

As one year ends and another begins, uncertainties are piling up for the care sector. The question is, what practical steps can be taken to restore as much control as possible to care brokerage and delivery? Covid-19 remains a major … Read More

09/12/2020

The first Covid wave put domiciliary care services under extreme pressure. More people needed home care. Meanwhile brokers and care providers had to manage volatile staffing arrangements as staff either became infected or had to isolate.

The coming months will likely stretch the system close to breaking point. What options are there to minimise the stress and risk of burnout?

Cloud-Based Care Brokerage

One thing that brokerage teams could do almost immediately is to move the care brokerage system onto a secure cloud-based platform such as Ulysses eBrokerage. This would cut out the spreadsheets, emails and phone calls that have been keeping the process going to date in many areas.

Within a simple online marketplace, brokers post new packages online and approved providers get an automated notification. Providers can then quickly and seamlessly bid for the packages they are able to fulfil.

Brokers award the package and track delivery from within the Ulysses eBrokerage platform - removing even more manual steps from the process.

There’s Still Time to Act

The Ulysses eBrokerage platform can be procured quickly through the G-Cloud 12 Framework. Installation and training can take as little as 14 days.

Find out more and arrange a demonstration.

https://www.rostering-systems.co.uk/ebrokerage/

03/12/2020

Remote working became a reality for many organisations in 2020. So what’s the biggest factor that determines success or failure?

This is a highly significant question because remote working will be with us for some time.

And for some, there will be no turning back. Remote working has proved productive and even more efficient than before. It cuts overhead costs and simplifies communications. So why change?

Remote working became a fact of life for many organisations in 2020 – including care brokerage teams. In many cases its proved to be surprisingly productive and popular. But in other organisations it’s proved to be a struggle. So what’s … Read More

25/11/2020

For now, Covid-19 continues to put the care system under great strain. News on the vaccine front sounds promising but nothing is certain and the roll-out will probably be lengthy.

It’s clear that long-covid cases will need social care support for weeks or even months. This adds to the volume of care packages that need to be placed and managed at a time when care services are already stretched.

The first place where the increased demand for care in the community will put pressure is on brokerage teams. The system will have to work efficiently and link seamlessly with care providers for there to be any chance of keeping up with demand.

This means it’s time for technology to step in.

https://www.rostering-systems.co.uk/long-covid-one-of-many-challenges-facing-the-care-sector/

04/11/2020

The social care system is under pressure. And Covid-19 has made a difficult situation much worse. So here’s some good news about how care brokerage can be made simpler to manage.

Ulysses eBrokerage is a secure cloud-based platform. It brings the entire process for brokers to post, providers to bid for and brokers to award care packages together in a simple-to-use and secure online platform.

It means brokers are not left with spreadsheets and emails as the only tools to deal with the new levels of complexity and volatility. Cloud technology also makes remote and flexible working possible without compromising data security or accountability.

The system is already in use and proven to deliver significant improvements in productivity. Providers love it because they no longer rely on emails and have all the details they need to make a decision about whether or not to bid at their fingertips.

Who knows what pressures are still to come as we enter the winter months? Care brokerage can, however, be made more resilient right now.

Ulysses eBrokerage is a proven system that can be installed and working within two weeks, and is offered via G-Cloud 12.

Why not take a look?

https://www.rostering-systems.co.uk/ebrokerage/