Behind every strong advocacy group is a tightly organized team. For SoloPartners, the leading sector organization for self-employed healthcare professionals, time is a precious commodity. By digitizing and structuring their meeting processes with Topical, they have more time left for what really matters: supporting independent healthcare professionals.
The origins of an indispensable sector organization
SoloPartners arose from a clear need in the market. Founder Martijn van Schaik, together with an IT specialist, saw that freelance healthcare professionals needed better representation and targeted support in their entrepreneurship. What began as a driven initiative to give this group a voice has since grown into one of the most influential sector organizations in the Netherlands.
Who is SoloPartners and what do they do?
SoloPartners is committed daily to the collective interests of self-employed healthcare professionals. They strive for a fully-fledged, valued position for independent professionals and actively engage in dialogue with the government, policymakers, and healthcare institutions to achieve this. In addition to this important lobbying role, they relieve their members of practical burdens. With specially designed subscriptions, they ensure that freelance healthcare professionals can easily comply with complex laws and regulations (such as the Wkkgz), they arrange the mandatory affiliation with a recognized dispute body, and they offer access to protocols and training.
The need for streamlined meetings
An organization that is growing rapidly, lobbies at a national level, and represents the interests of thousands of members cannot do without rock-solid internal communication. To keep everyone on the same page and to be able to respond quickly to current developments in healthcare, the SoloPartners team holds meetings on a very regular basis.
From strategic consultations on new legislation to weekly operational check-ins; a lot is discussed and decided. Without the right structure, these regular meetings can cost a lot of time and energy. To prevent meetings from getting bogged down in administrative red tape, SoloPartners looked for a smart solution.
"By preparing and conducting our meetings with Topical, we win back valuable time. Our meetings are shorter, decisions are faster and after the meeting everyone knows what the next step is."
Loe van Erp
CEO SoloPartners
Structured and efficient work with Topical
To organize their internal meetings just as professionally as their services, SoloPartners uses Topical. Our meeting app supports the team in keeping every gathering structured, goal-oriented, and efficient.
This provides SoloPartners with immediate benefits in two crucial phases of the meeting process:
- In the preparation: With Topical, the agenda for every meeting is clear to everyone well in advance. Relevant documents, such as policy documents, new legislation, or reports, are directly linked to the correct agenda items. As a result, everyone arrives at the table well-read, and the meeting can dive straight into the details, without wasting time looking for the right files.
- In the follow-up: The days of unclear minutes and loose to-do lists in inboxes are over. During the meeting, decisions are recorded directly in Topical and action points are seamlessly assigned to the responsible individuals. During the follow-up, everyone knows exactly what is expected of them and what the deadlines are. As a result, projects are completed faster and nothing slips through the cracks.
More time for healthcare
Thanks to the support of Topical, SoloPartners no longer loses unnecessary time to inefficient meetings. The tight preparation and flawless follow-up ensure peace and overview within the team. And that is a win for everyone: the hours that SoloPartners saves in the meeting room can be invested directly and with full conviction in their most important mission: standing up for the self-employed healthcare professional
