Dreaded Tax

caroline54

At 8p per line I'm surprised Emma1976432 can reach £15 per hour! My best is about half that much. Perhaps some specialties are easier than others.

A considerable percentage of the dictation now comes from foreign doctors. In many cases not only is the speech unclear (particularly problematic when dealing with drug names and doses), the standard of grammar is poor and more time than is justified by the level of pay has to be spent on producing intelligible text. This is not just typing - it's editing.

My typing speed (recently tested accurate speed, not including mistakes) is 75 wpm and I have many years of experience as a medical secretary. Perhaps I'm too fussy about checking everything but Dict8 is quick to fire off critical e-mails. Typing a patient's date of birth/hospital number in the order a doctor dictates them and not in the order Dict8 decrees is enough to trigger one off.

If those doing the transcription continue to tackle tasks that pay peanuts, the rate will never rise.




Yes I am surprised anyone can reach £15 per hour, my average is probably less than £10