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Service Status

Philips Dragon Dictation and Near Me

29/06/2022 No Comments

Edge and Chrome version 101 onwards have stopped Philips/Dragon Digital Dictation devices (USB) from being able to be used for Near Me or other WebRTC

Other News

Webinar – Near Me and Dietetics 29th October

21/10/2025 No Comments

Induction, the provider of the Attend Anywhere platform upon which the Near Me service currently runs, is hosting a webinar that will explore innovative approaches

Hardware video conferencing service shut down

29/07/2024 No Comments

As of the end of July 2024, the last of the NHS Scotland standards-based video conferencing units have been converted to USB, replaced with USB

Speech to Text

07/04/2021 No Comments

Please see our latest guide on some Speech to Text possibilities for use with Near Me calls.

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