NHS Benefits

Join the more than 80 Trusts and 30,000 people who use DICT8.

The DICT8 system has a number of benefits for NHS Trusts

 Hospital benefits

  • A significant reduction in the turnaround time of dictation tasks from several weeks to just a few hours: increasing administrative efficiency within departments and aiding the attainment of star ratings.

  • A significant reduction in the cost of typing - approximately 50% - will often be achievable. There are many hidden costs in typing within a hospital.

  • Little to no start-up costs.

  • Management can audit workflows and usage through their own administrative interface that allows them to see what is happening at any time and control cost.

  • DICT8 utilises the skills of experienced UK based transcribers - this can lead to a reduction in the error rates suffered by many Trusts.

  • Reduction of managerial pressure to find adequate secretarial coverage, as older secretaries retire and to cover sick days.

  • Reduce temporary staff costs.

  • Transfer fixed administrative overheads to a variable cost.

  • Allow secretarial resources to be diverted to more of an organisational/PA role.

  • Established system already in use by other Trusts.

  • A secure system that complies with NHS guidelines and the Data Protection Act. We are on the HSCN, are accredited to ISO 27001, have satisfied the DSP Toolkit and are compliant with DCB0129.

  • Extremely low impact on Trust IT systems due to the system being browser based - you can start using the system quickly without IT problems.

  • Straightforward integration with existing PAS systems (if required) to enable automatic saving of letters and notes to the patient record and population of letters with addresses etc.

  • Workflow management system to enable all of the typing, whether internal or external, to be done from one interface.

 Doctor benefits

  • Reduction in turnaround time will enable the doctor to actually remember the consultation when signing the letter.

  • Easy to use interface that works with MS Internet Explorer and Google Chrome.

  • Very little change in working practices for staff - hence no retraining required.

  • Ability to dictate letters on the go using our Free smartphone App.

 If you are interested in discovering more about DICT8's Medical Transcription Outsourcing solution then please contact Dr. Michael Urdang on murdang@dict8.com or contact our sales department.