Digital Dictation Cost Saving Calculator
 
Number of Authors
Number of Secretaries
 
Secretarial Costs per annum
Average annual salary £
National insurance costs @ 12.8% £2,304.00
Associated costs as % of salary* £1,800.00
 
Total Annual Cost Per Secretary £22,104.00
Current fee earner to secretary ratio 3.67    :    1
Average % of day secretaries spend transcribing
15% cost saving
Possible ratio with DD productivity increase (15%)** 3.94    :    1
Total possible annual cost saving £36,471.60
Return on investment for a typical nFlow DD system 123 days
 
30% cost saving
Possible ratio with DD productivity increase (30%)** 4.22    :    1
Total possible annual cost saving £72,943.20
Return on investment for a typical nFlow DD system 62 days
 
Notes
* This includes costs such as insurance, rates, heating, lighting, staff welfare facilities, etc.
** In a study carried out by Philips Speech Processing respondents reported efficiency gains of between 15% and 30%.