Registry for Dubai doctors and nurses
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS NEED NOT TAKE LICENSING TEST AFTER LEAVING UAE
Health care professionals need not take licensing test if they choose to return after leaving UAE |
Health professionals registered in Dubai will not have to reappear for licensing exams after they leave the country and should choose to return, officials said on Sunday.
A new Dubai Health Care Professionals registry unveiled yesterday will keep their licensing records even if they leave the country, and their status can be reactivated if they wish to return, Dubai Health Authority (DHA) said.
The registry, going live by the end of 2018, was unveiled at the 13th conference of the International Association of Medical Regulation Authority (IAMRA) in association with the third Dubai Health Regulation Conference (DHRC).
Dr Marwan Al Mulla, CEO of Dubai Health Authority’s Health Regulation Sector, told Gulf News: “Health professionals, be it doctors, nurses of technicians earlier lost their certification once they left the emirate. However, under the Dubai Health Care Professional’s registry, their status will remain inactive once they leave but they will not require to reappear for examinations if they decide to return. They can reactivate their registration, provided they continue practising their profession and have no medico legal cases. This will not only save cost and time for the professionals but also streamline the smooth reactivation of their practising status once they return.”
Around 38,000 health care professionals are working in 3,100 facilities in Dubai. Nearly 90 per cent of the facilities have already acquired international accreditation, added Dr Mulla.
Humaid Al Qutami, director general of DHA, in his inaugural address pointed out that the health sector is a pivotal element and top priority in the development process of the UAE.
Linda Abdullah, head of Dubai medical tourism office, said the Dubai registry fell within DHA’s online licensing system Sheryan that would officially come into effect early 2019 along with Qeyas, the electronic rating system for health care facilities.