The Ministry of Health and Community Protection has stated that it has put in place a strict mechanism for licensing doctors and health facilities, with a view to ensuring the efficiency of the health sector and its workers, noting that it issues between 2045 and 4014 medical staff licenses annually, while an international company undertakes auditing of scientific certificates.
The ministry clarified to «Emirates Today» that it adopts the best international practices, as before the licensing of doctors and various medical cadres, it takes place to evaluate the scientific qualifications, the doctor’s practical experiences, and their suitability for medical specialization, according to local and international standards.
She continued: «The validity of the documents submitted is verified by one of the international companies specialized in the field, to ensure professional competence, and the candidates must pass the written exams, in addition to the oral and practical to a number of specialties, where committees of senior doctors in the state conduct oral and practical tests For the Candidates ».
"As for the licensing of health facilities, the matter passes through several stages, starting after submitting the application for licensing electronically by reviewing the engineering team of the Ministry, the engineering plans of the facility, and ensuring that they comply with technical and engineering standards, locally and globally, to ensure the provision of health services in an environment where safety requirements are met And safety for patients and workers ».
Health facilities and medical and health professionals are subject to scheduled audits throughout the year, as inspection teams conduct visits to these institutions, according to pre-established plans or emergency inspection campaigns, based on communications from the public, and in those visits and campaigns, the validity of the licenses of doctors and the facility itself are verified. As well as making sure that the services provided are compatible with doctors ’licenses and specialties, as well as ensuring the service delivery environment, such as hygiene, safety of sterilization and disposal of medical waste.
She added: “The submitted documents, such as academic qualifications, years of work experience and licensing, are verified by the countries of origin through one of the well-known international companies in this field, where any document that does not prove valid, or any doubts about it, is excluded to ensure scientific competence. And the process, and the reassurance of the licenses of doctors and health practitioners from different categories.
The Ministry recently launched the first system to link evaluation information to health professionals, including doctors, pharmacists and technicians, based on Blockchain technology, and the project represents an advanced digital platform for storing and linking licenses for workers in government and private health facilities, which are supervised by the Ministry, with local health authorities that issue licenses Locally, this contributes to reducing resource consumption in terms of time and cost, and improving availability of efficiency and data integrity.
Block Chain
The Ministry of Health and Community Protection confirmed that it has completed the infrastructure for a decentralized database, adopting "Block Chain" technology, in preparation for linking with the health and relevant authorities and institutions at the governmental and private levels, thus providing a single digital platform to access the medical portfolio of health professionals, within the framework of the ministry's strategy to develop systems Smart, and provide the best smart electronic services, to achieve the happiness of customers, and the application of the standards of the Telecommunications Regulatory Authority and the capabilities of smart government, and the United Nations indicators on e-government.