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The Covid-19 pandemic has clearly shown us that we must dial into new methods of primary care and with the increase in general practice activity now is surely the time to act. Spending on general practice has increased for the past six years, but GPs are having to work harder as demand for care increases. […]

Maxwell Hodge is a solicitor practice with 8 Offices across Merseyside and the Wirral.  Being locally based means teamwork is essential for the firm, ensuring support is provided across all branches at all times.   Historic challenges and limitations The firm’s former analogue dictation system had become outdated and inefficient, and it was becoming more […]

Joel joined the SpeechWrite family back in 2014, joining us as an IT apprentice. Since then, he has developed his skills by working as a Support Engineer and Technical Support Manager, where he added significant value to the business. Following the great success in these roles, the business decided that Joel would be a perfect […]

Many factors are putting increasing pressure on healthcare organisations to dramatically improve clinical documentation, from regulatory, economic and legal concerns, to patient safety and satisfaction standards. The question is how to make it easier for clinicians to meet clinical documentation standards, whilst continuing to provide exceptional care to patients. Speech recognition software that works with […]

What is digital dictation? Digital dictation is a simple method of recording and managing natural speech to enable easier handling of transcription into text either manually or using speech recognition software. It is typically used in the NHS for creating letters and reports but is also suitable for creating clinical notes to increase efficiency and […]

GP’s daily struggles to maintain appointment levels with the intense pressure from the COVID-19 response With the NHS being forced to convert existing operations to free up capacity due to the surge in COVID-19 cases and the vaccine rollout programme, it is clear that coronavirus-related appointment cancellation is accumulating at an alarming rate. Some cardiologists […]

Ringrose Law provides legal advice and services throughout Lincolnshire and Newark. With five offices spanning the county, they provide personal and commercial law in various legal areas. Current limitations Although the company was already using a legacy cloud dictation system with a mobile app, some distinct limitations led them to seek a more effective solution. […]

We are pleased to announce an exciting new feature available free of charge to all SpeechWrite 360 mobile app authors as of Tuesday 1st December. This is the first of many new features to be released over the coming months and as a SpeechWrite 360 customer, all you have to do is make sure you’re […]

Rapid transformation When the global pandemic arrived in late March, early April we were inundated with calls and messages from organisations across the UK ranging from legal firms, property firms, financial organisations through to medical practices and hospitals. Their request was simple – we need to work from home, and quickly! The demand was unprecedented […]

This solicitor’s guide to the top 10 do’s and don’ts of voice recognition software is a must read for anyone using this software. From memos, letters and emails, through to contracts and court forms – lawyers’ daily lives revolve around compiling documents. And in a profession where time is money, the more streamlined and intuitive […]

Exceptional speech recording and transcription equipment As the current pandemic impacts our global community, we want you to know that we are facilitating access to our products and solutions that are critical for healthcare professionals. In order to meet the challenges of reducing the risk of contamination in medical environments, we would like to help inform […]

Home working tech solutions Agile working – where fee earners and admin teams can work flexibly both in terms of location and time has never been as important as it is now. Here’s an introduction to some tech solutions that can be set up quickly and easily to enhance your remote working capabilities.   Introducing […]

Remote working during Coronavirus Coronavirus (officially known as Covid-19) is having a profound effect upon many facets of society and everyday life, not least in terms of how people work. A whole spate of companies around the world have already asked their office-based employees to work from home through the pandemic, starting with Silicon Valley […]

Mental health and well being Around one in every four people in the UK experiences some type of mental health problem each year. According to a review of mental health and employment – Thriving at Work – mental health issues cost employers between £33 billion and £42 billion a year, with an annual hit to […]

After careful consideration and discussion with SpeechWrite, Croftons selected the SpeechWrite Enterprise Dictation Workflow Solution for their firm. The Enterprise solution was chosen to allow Croftons to easily monitor and manage the workflow between authors and transcriptionists as well as benefiting from real-time file encryption (256 bit), password protection and secure file transfer.

SpeechWrite 360 Mobile Dictation App SpeechWrite 360 is a state of the art cloud voice recognition and digital dictation workflow solution designed to meet the agile and flexible working needs of the modern-day professional. Here at SpeechWrite, we understand that our customers often need to work remotely and from multiple locations and do not want […]

The Future of Work According to a study by the Office of National Statistics (ONS) around 1.5 million workers in England are at high risk of losing their livelihood to job automation, with women, part-time workers and young people disproportionately affected. Considering that the UK government has promised to have self-driving cars on our roads […]

What time do you wake up? I’m not the best sleeper and usually wake up at 5.30 a.m. I normally have around 4-5 hours sleep a night, and this is more than enough for me. I’m not a believer that everybody needs 8 hours!   What’s the first thing you do? Sometimes I take the […]

According to a report from The Law Society – Legal services sector forecasts 2017-2025 – growth in overall legal sector employment is likely to decline, partly as a result of “increasing adoption of new technology and new working methods”. Predictions are that “modest growth in the UK economy and the increasing use of labour saving […]

SpeechWrite are proud to be partners of the Agile Firm Events 2019 held in Bristol, Manchester and London this Autumn partnering with hosts DMC Canotec and Claremont. With 90 firms joining us at the events already you should register now to ensure your place and hear first-hand how some of the UK’s most visionary and […]

With a wealth of experience and knowledge for the commercial property industry KWB are a specialist property consultancy focused on the Midlands region, with offices in Birmingham and Solihull. Having been established now for 30 years, the company delivers solutions for occupiers, owners, developers and property companies. KWB is the leading independent firm of commercial […]

Salehs are a growing law firm based in Manchester, offering legal support for businesses and consumers alike. The firm has recently grown through the successful acquisition of Solis Law and the sustained growth of other departments, notably Commercial Property and Commercial Finance. Salehs also specialise in Real Estate and Residential Property with a combined team […]

Bay Medical Group is a large merged GP Practice in Lancashire providing services to approximately 54,000 patients. The Practice has a wide variety of clinical staff working alongside the GP’s, including Primary Care Pharmacists, Advanced Practitioners, Mental Health workers, Paramedics, Practice Nurses, Treatment Room Nurses, Assistant Practitioners, Health Care Assistants, Phlebotomists and Care Co-ordinators to […]

Despite the proliferation of digital nomads tapping away on their laptops in local coffee bars over recent years, the daily commute is still very much a key feature of the working day for employees up and down the UK. The right to request flexible working was rolled out in 2014 but even today, five years […]

Learning to dictate effectively using Dragon Voice Recognition can be a steep learning curve for some. However, this is often caused by lack of training. By using our guide below, you can minimise the time it takes for you to get up and running and dictating efficiently. Before you start Dictating Go through the Interactive […]

Set up in 2001, The Child Law Partnership is a family law firm who initially focused exclusively on children’s cases and Social Services. After expanding, the practice now deals with a broad range of family issues involving separation, divorce, disputes concerning children and family finances. With 27 staff and 6 offices, they are one of […]

The much vaunted fifth-generation mobile network (5G) has finally arrived in the UK, to some fanfare. It doesn’t seem that long since 4G was launched and many (particularly rural) areas still lack coverage of this current standard. Nevertheless, progress marches on and the next generation is gradually being rolled out in selected cities by the […]

Artificial Intelligence and the legal industry In an earlier article, we looked at how developing forms of Artificial Intelligence (AI) are increasingly being used in everyday life, as well as helping business processes become more streamlined. But how, specifically, can law firm artificial intelligence be effective? The current state of Law Firm Artificial Intelligence While […]

Business intelligence meets Artificial Intelligence Ask someone what springs to mind when they hear the words AI or Business Artificial Intelligence, and the first thing they might mention is a young Haley Joel Osment in the film version of AI. Or internet sensation Sofia, the world’s first robotic citizen. In fact, a brief foray into […]

SpeechWrite Digital today released a white paper for solicitors on the rise of tech innovation within the legal sector, and how firms can future-proof themselves. The full white paper can be downloaded online. Click Here to download. SpeechWrite has released a white paper for solicitors entitled Dictating the Pace of Change. Containing a foreword by […]

Whether it’s in conference or in court, it’s the lawyer’s job to eliminate the inconsequential, peripheral or immaterial and get to the point – to make a case in the most effective and efficient way possible. So why should it be any different when it comes to the way workloads are handled? In an industry […]

Have common misconceptions and outdated complaints led to you avoiding Voice Recognition?   Bust the myths and read on…..   #1 I tried it years ago and it didn’t work Advantages in technology over recent years means that Voice Recognition is a far superior product when compared to its predecessors. It’s now faster, more intelligent and more efficient […]

Who are flexible working solicitors? According to the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI), when employees are given the autonomy and empowerment to choose when and where they work, this creates a culture that removes artificial measures of success (such as logged hours or constant visibility within an office) and actually allows employers to […]

The latest research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) reveals that the overall cloud adoption rate in the UK now stands at 88 per cent, with 67 per cent of users expecting to increase their adoption of cloud-based services over the coming year. The top four reasons respondents gave for cloud take-up were delivery, flexibility, […]

Pre-register for our new cloud dictation whitepaper and learn about the latest technology in law firms. Help your practice become more agile, flexible, efficient and reduce costs at the same time. Click here to register. “Dictating the pace of change” – a cloud dictation white paper As the legal industry continues to adapt to an […]

My career providing support for the legal services sector began with a large American corporate. whilst there I saw that the way law firms would have to respond to and support their clients was going to have to change. There was a much greater need for efficiency and responsiveness, which large corporate companies would find […]

The latest research from the Cloud Industry Forum (CIF) reveals that the overall cloud adoption rate in the UK now stands at 88 per cent, with 67 per cent of users expecting to increase their adoption of cloud-based services over the coming year. The top four reasons respondents gave for cloud take-up were delivery, flexibility, […]

Ensuring safety of patients also includes protecting their confidential data. More than ever patients need the reassurance that their confidential information is kept safe and protected, and access is only made available to individuals as and when it’s appropriate. Embracing data and dictation security A great deal of the work carried out by healthcare providers […]

These days, you’d be hard-pressed to find someone who’s not using a smartphone. On top of that, as apps like Siri and Cortana get more sophisticated, more and more of those smartphone users are turning to mobile voice technology. In fact, there is a big appetite for voice search in the UK, with 42% of new adopters […]

Watch the full video here Andy Clark, ICT manager, talks us through his new Digital Dictation and Voice Recognition workflow solution at Wansbroughs. Andy gives a unique perspective on how the project unfolded detailing key requirements he considered when choosing the system and how SpeechWrite was the favoured solution for the firm. He makes a […]

Watch the full video here Following a successful implementation of a Digital Dictation and Voice Recognition solution, Devonalds’ Partner, Alex Kilby, talks us through his experiences using the system. One of the main benefits which Alex identified was the consistency the solution promoted within the firm. Alex stated that ‘SpeechWrite has given us a lot […]

What is antimicrobial? An antimicrobial is an agent that kills microorganisms or stops their growth. The main classes of antimicrobial agents are disinfectants (“nonselective antimicrobials” such as bleach), which kill a wide range of microbes on non-living surfaces to prevent the spread of illness, antiseptics (which are applied to living tissue and help reduce infection during surgery), and antibiotics (which destroy microorganisms within the […]

This is a steadily increasing age of digitisation of not just healthcare alone but just about all industries, in general. However, as with all technologies, there are considerable benefits of using voice recognition technology, but resistance to change is evident as well. However, the advantages are too diverse to be ignored. Let us see why […]

Watch the full video here Oliver Price, Partner at Wansbroughs Solicitors talks us through his dictation and speech recognition journey with SpeechWrite Digital and how this has translated into real-world benefits. Oliver gives valuable insight into how the software integrated into their existing workflow and emphasised how the install had minimal disruption to his working […]

Everyone has said this at least once: “I wish there was more time in the day.” How many times have you looked up at 5 o’ clock and thought, “Where did my day go?” Most busy professionals would give an arm and a leg just to have an extra hour or two to get more […]

Picture this: You’re in your car, and your last meeting ran over, so you’re running a few minutes behind. In your head, you are thinking through a list of everything you have to do, including taking notes about today’s meeting – “Remember that new budget number the client gave you! Tell Bob about the update […]

GP Partner Hugh Reeve from Nutwood Medical Practice in Cumbria has piloted SpeechWrite voice recognition (integrated with EMIS) for 4 weeks and has given his insights below. “I have been using Dragon Dictate Medical on a trial basis for the last 4 weeks and have to say I am pretty impressed. The software was easily […]

It seems we are all busier than ever before. However, by taking an inventory of the tasks that don’t directly contribute to achieving your goals at work or at home, you can start eliminating the non-essential activities that contribute to your busyness and detract from your business. Typing is unequivocally one of these time-consuming tasks […]

Nuance’s latest version of Dragon Medical Practice Edition boasts a host of artificial intelligence features but what does this really mean for GPs and practice teams dealing with challenges of the here and now; increasing workload and a demand for improved healthcare outcomes. Here we decode the AI jargon and explain 5 reasons why the […]

Ever experienced “Mic Fright”? No worries, here are some tips how to tackle it. Many assume talking for dictation purposes is just like how you speak for day-to-day activities, but the transition from talking to transcription may be harder than you think. First-time dictation users can sometimes get flustered or uncomfortable when using dictation. Some […]

As more individuals catch themselves using microphones on their smartphones and home devices to dictate thoughts and send messages instead of typing, it’s evident that our preferences are shifting from typing to talking. This shift can be seen as over 5 million people have purchased the Amazon Echo and half of all searches will be […]

Baslow Road, Shoreham Street and York Road Surgery, a busy GP practice in Sheffield, was looking to upgrade its digital dictation system. The team of GPs, operating across all three sites, needed to turn around the dictation and transcribing of medical notes as quickly as possible to maximise efficiency and provide the best possible service […]

Abensons Solicitors, a professional law firm based in Liverpool, with over 40 lawyers, paralegals and support staff, was looking for a means of easily upgrading its old-fashioned dictation system. The firm offers a broad range of legal services and has a correspondingly high demand for fast turnaround of a huge number of documents which need […]

A survey into agile and flexible working across the legal sector has revealed that over 70% of respondents believe that agile working practices utilising digital dictation and voice recognition promote smarter and more efficient ways of working, while nearly one in four believes it leads to a better work-life balance. The research, carried out by […]

Booth Ainsworth LLP is an accountancy firm which has been established for 50 years. Its accountants and staff have a wealth of experience across a variety of sectors, with specialisms in dentistry and the legal sector. Other areas of work include retail, construction, leisure and media. The firm also offers advice and training, and is […]

Wansbroughs Solicitors is a law firm that serves clients across England and Wales. Its legal experts have extensive experience in providing services to a range of commercial and private clients. Originally part of Wansbroughs in Bristol, the practice has been independent since 1989. It has developed a strong client base and a reputation for conducting […]

SpeechWrite PDF is now being offered by digital experts SpeechWrite as part of its document workflow suite of I.T solutions. The software has proven to be a solid alternative to more well-known solutions, which are often prohibitively expensive for businesses. The launch of SpeechWrite PDF is primarily targeting legal, financial and insurance companies, as historically […]

Cheshire accountancy firm Booth Ainsworth LLP has enhanced its digital dictation output, with a new system installed in its North West base of operations. The cloud-based technology was upgraded to boost remote working throughout the team. Specialists SpeechWrite Digital were commissioned to formulate and instigate a solution, which has led to enhanced connectivity and improved […]

The government’s aim is to ensure that the NHS will provide a fully digital health and social care records system by 2020. This challenging agenda is driven by the increased workload on health care workers, but also by the proven time savings that going digital repays its users. Benefits of digitalisation An enormous amount of […]

Leading law firm Aaron & Partners LLP has recently upgraded its digital dictation technology to include voice recognition software. This will significantly reduce the company’s reliance on transcription and enable the practice to process documents even more quickly and efficiently.

Forge Road Surgery near Wrexham has been one of a number of businesses and practices to have taken the plunge and replaced their old analogue dictation system. From GP surgeries, to solicitors and accountants, businesses have been looking at their IT set-ups and appraising how they can be improved, to make the customer experience more […]

Warwick-based law firm Moore & Tibbits Limited has transformed its workflow system by upgrading its digital solution to suit its remote working requirement. Dictating lengthy documents and emailing them for transcription, often via mobile phone with a patchy WiFi signal, was inefficient and time-consuming so the firm’s productivity had been suffering. After consultation with digital […]

When Leamington Spa-based solicitors Blythe Liggins discovered its analogue dictation and transcription system was becoming outdated, the only option was to look at upgrading to digital. In a modern age where phones and tablets are as sophisticated as computers, using tapes to record dictation for transcription had begun to seem slightly archaic. Switch from Analogue […]

SpeechWrite Digital, a leading player in the digital dictation and workflow solutions market, has launched a survey to investigate how ready GP surgeries are to be part of a paperless NHS by 2020. The survey has been sent to over 8,000 GP surgeries nationwide and will identify the biggest challenges they face on the journey […]

Two busy Tyneside general practices, Parkway Medical Group and Holmside Medical Group, both Newcastle medical practices have upgraded their digital technology to integrate Enterprise Medical Speech Dictation software into the existing EMIS Web system, to completely modernise their digital dictation process. About Parkway and Holmside Medical Groups Dictation and document generation is a vital part […]

A Warwickshire health centre has streamlined its GP dictation system by implementing digital voice recognition technology. Alcester Health Centre engaged SpeechWrite Digital to provide an upgrade to its dictation-to-text system. The new system directly links GPs to administrative staff, enabling medical reports and consultation notes to be verbally transcribed quickly into text. The centre has […]

When Ilford-based Matwala Vyas LLP (MVLLP) realised it needed to become more technologically streamlined, it looked to SpeechWrite Digital Technology for the answer. MVLLP specialise in property, immigration, criminal defence and family law. Switch from Analogue to Digital In 2015 the company was using an analogue dictation practice, to create and audio-type recorded files into […]

Working with SpeechWrite Digital, Shap Medical Practice, a busy, three-strong GP surgery, has freed up its administration team from intensive typing tasks. Its staff have recently adopted voice recognition software that produces instant typed text from a live voice recording. GPs can now generate typed and formatted correspondence themselves, decreasing reliance on clerical staff, which […]

As its first New Year’s resolution, leading North Devon law firm Brewer Harding & Rowe (BHR) has replaced its digital dictation system with an innovative new digital dictation solution across its four offices. The recent upgrade, which was achieved by SpeechWrite Digital, has been designed to maximise the capability of BHR’s clerical resources, to meet […]

Ellesmere Medical Practice has improved efficiency and service for thousands of patients in rural Shropshire, by recently introducing a digital dictation solution alongside voice recognition technology. The upgrade, which creates an instant voice-to-text document, was achieved in collaboration with speech processing specialists SpeechWrite Digital. Switch from Analogue to Digital Staff have always relied on the […]

With help from SpeechWrite Digital, South Wales solicitors’ practice Everett & Tomlin and Lloyd & Pratt (ETLP) has recently adopted a complete digital workflow solution to incorporate remote working. The company has installed Philips SpeechMike Premium USB digital recorders and SpeechWrite Enterprise workflow management software across three offices, which has both updated and enhanced its […]

SpeechWrite Digital was recently commissioned by solicitors Broadbents to modernise and maximise connectivity across the law firm’s four regional offices. The company’s legal team advise clients on all aspects of modern law practices, including criminal defence, family law, conveyancing, wills and probate. Emerging technology led the firm to consider the improvements that new developments could […]

In collaboration with SpeechWrite Digital, Redcar-based law firm Cygnet Law has recently upgraded its workflow system to increase efficiency and distribute clerical workload more evenly across its secretarial team. Following an in-depth system review, SpeechWrite Digital recommended and installed a digital legal dictation solution that has transformed the production of typed correspondence for the firm’s […]

Working with SpeechWrite Digital, St Anne’s Group Practice has upgraded its workflow management system across its two sites in Kent, to create digitalised patient documentation securely, accurately and efficiently. It has also appointed SpeechWrite Outsource transcription service to provide a modular add-on typing resource, in order to maximise the effectiveness of the practice’s internal administrative […]

Birmingham law firm Coley & Tilley recently engaged the expertise of digital dictation specialist SpeechWrite Digital, to facilitate an upgrade of its dictation and transcription methods. Established over 100 years ago and sited in the hub of Birmingham’s legal district, Coley & Tilley has seen many changes to the law industry, but still relies on a […]

With 100 staff and offices in Cardiff, London, Bristol and Bridgend, Berry Smith LLP recently required a digital dictation solution that enabled fee-earner’ law firm remote working off-site with clients. SpeechWrite Digital carried out a technical consultation and systems audit, and recommended a complete workflow overhaul, providing an adaptable solution to the needs of an […]

Following a consultation with SpeechWrite Digital, Sherwood House Medical Centre in Edgbaston recently upgraded its digital dictation system. Already an established user of a Philips digital dictation solution, the practice has adopted SpeechWrite Pro, which prioritises clerical tasks, and added SpeechWrite Voice, a leading voice recognition engine, which allows doctors to dictate medical notes quickly. […]