Board member to support expansion

Voice Technologies has appointed Alistair Graham, now Sales and Technical Director, to its board.

The appointment will allow the leader in digital dictation and speech recognition to strengthen its market position and expand its operations.

Alistair joined the board in his new role from the start of June after being with Voice Technologies as Sales and Technical Manager for more than two years.

“Alistair has brought a new dimension to our operations and his knowledge and experience will be of huge value in our plans for expansion,” explained Managing Director Heather Wylie.

Alistair said: “I am delighted to be in this new position which will allow me a greater opportunity to help strengthen Voice Technologies’ place as the leader in digital dictation, speech recognition and document creation solutions. My unique perspective will benefit the company as it moves on to the next level.”

As former head of IT and HR for a Tayside law firm for ten years, Alistair became a customer of Voice Technologies. Liking what he saw, he later decided to join the company, which he has since helped grow to be the top supplier to the NHS and other sectors.

NHS sites sign up for innovative software

 A number of Health Boards and Trusts across the country have recently signed up for digital dictation solutions from Voice Technologies a National Framework provider for digital dictation and speech recognition.

 NHS Borders, NHS Highland and Islands, NHS Grampian and NHS Fife have all decided to use WinScribe software.  

 The work to improve the efficiency of health board sites falls under the digital dictation and speech recognition framework contract for the NHS in Scotland, in which Voice Technologies is the sole supplier.

 Already, hospitals in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Tayside and NHS Dumfries and Galloway are seeing the benefits of digital dictation solutions thanks to Voice Technologies through the framework contract. The supplier has provided more than 5,000 users in the NHS with access to WinScribe – a figure that is set to swell still further under the framework contract.

 Health boards are also benefiting from a new development from Voice Technologies. It has created the software WinVoicePro, which is now being used in Homerton University Hospital in London and Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in Dumfries. The software works with WinScribe to automatically populate letters with information taken from external record systems. 

 Heather Wylie, Managing Director of Voice Technologies, said: “By now covering the majority of NHS Health boards in Scotland, we are bringing considerable expertise to numerous sites and a uniform method of operation for Clinicians. Our approach is to tailor innovative solutions to local needs, which will ultimately benefit patients, as well as NHS staff.”

Software eases letter writing for hospitals

Software developed by Voice Technologies that makes it easier to turn dictation into correspondence has been launched in hospitals across the UK.

Ninewells Hospital in Dundee and Homerton University Hospital in London are now using WinVoicePro, with Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary in Dumfries to follow shortly.

The software works with digital dictation system WinScribe to automatically populate letters with information taken from external record systems.

The benefits of the system include saving organisations time and money, and helping to meet targets, such as the 18-week referral to treatment pathway in the NHS across the UK.

Although WinVoicePro has been initially developed for the NHS, it can be applied for any user of WinScribe, such as law firms, local government departments or surveying firms.

Voice Technologies Managing Director Heather Wylie said: “It a unique system – there is nothing quite like it on the market. It is simple to use and delivers significant results straight away. Even though it is early days in the life of WinVoicePro, many people have already praised it. They say it’s a winner.”

Voice Technologies has reached a major milestone in its work with the NHS. It has now deployed dictation solutions to more than 5,000 users in the NHS in Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, including multi-disciplinary specialties.

This work builds on the company’s success in securing the only place on the digital dictation framework contract for the NHS in Scotland – becoming the top supplier for hospitals, clinics and surgeries across the country.  

Heather Wylie, Managing Director of Voice Technologies, said: “It’s a testament to the service we provide that so many people in the NHS are now enjoying our trusted solutions that deliver real benefits. Many NHS sites are now saving time and are enjoying smoother processes, both of which help them meet their targets, such as the 18 week referral to treatment pathway.”