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Add a buyer for a client

Set up the persons/organisations who will be funding a client's service

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Written by Dec Norton
Updated over a year ago

A client must have a buyer before an invoice can be generated. The invoice will be addressed to the buyer.


Self-funding

By default each client is set up as self-funding, but this can be removed.


Adding a family member or another contact as a buyer

  1. Open the client’s profile and open the People tab

  2. Add the contact in the Important Contacts section by clicking the + button. Be sure to include their address

  3. Save the new contact

  4. Next, in the Buyers section on the same page click the + button.

  5. In the pop-up, select From Contacts, and then select the contact from the list.

  6. Change any settings as necessary, or leave blank to use the defaults.

  7. Click Add buyer


Adding a global buyer

Frequently, an organisation such as a Local Authority or CCG group will fund a client's care.

To save you duplicating information across all clients that are funded by the organisation, you can set up a Global Buyer and attach them to each client.

  1. From the main navigation, go to People, and then Buyers

  2. Click Add global buyer

  3. Choose whether the buyer is a person or organisation, and which teams they will be available to

  4. Fill in their details, including their address

  5. Click Add buyer

Next, you need to attach the new buyer to the client.

  1. Open the client's profile, then their People tab

  2. In the Buyers section, click the + button

  3. Select Attach global

  4. Pick the global buyer from the list

  5. Click Add buyer


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