‘No approval, No licence’
Private healthcare facilities in Dubai must attain international accreditation within three years or face closure, Medical Times has learnt.
The licensing arm of Dubai's Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) has issued a warning to hospitals and polyclinics that they must meet international standards of care by 2010 or risk losing their licence.
A spokesperson for the Licensing and Specifications department said that polyclinics would be defined as those with "at least five specialists", and that clinics with fewer physicians would be exempt.
He confirmed that DoHMS had no current plans to apply the ruling to the public sector.
Accredition programmes that are recognised by DoHMS include the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, the Joint Commission International and the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation. Source
The licensing arm of Dubai's Department of Health and Medical Services (DOHMS) has issued a warning to hospitals and polyclinics that they must meet international standards of care by 2010 or risk losing their licence.
A spokesperson for the Licensing and Specifications department said that polyclinics would be defined as those with "at least five specialists", and that clinics with fewer physicians would be exempt.
He confirmed that DoHMS had no current plans to apply the ruling to the public sector.
Accredition programmes that are recognised by DoHMS include the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards, the Joint Commission International and the Canadian Council on Health Services Accreditation. Source
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