What is the job category of health professionals covered by the health decision to pay the distinction allowance?

Al-Marsad Journal: The Minister of Health published a decision approving the disbursement of the excellence allowance for the year 2018, for 19,971 health practitioners.

According to the ministry, the distinction allowance is given to Saudi health practitioners in various specialties and job categories (doctors – dentists – pharmacists – non-medical specialists – auxiliary medical staff), and their professional degrees: doctors (consultant – assistant doctor – resident), dentists (consultant – assistant doctor) – general), pharmacists (consultant – senior pharmacist – pharmacist), non-specialist doctor (consultant – senior specialist – specialist), assistant medical staff (technologist – technician – assistant health).

The Ministry of Health had linked the granting of the excellence allowance to a fundamental condition for improving its services and ensuring the provision of distinguished services of high quality. She underlined the importance of not pronouncing any conviction or administrative or technical sanction against the health professional during the last three years.

The ministry explained that the allowance aims to honor distinguished people in their fields of work, motivate all workers at various sites and health facilities, and shift the work culture and climate from the typical form to the quality of work and continuous improvement of performance. .