Refusal to drive “300,000 riyal doctor” back to Saudi Arabia

Human Resources has rejected a request from Health Affairs and its legal department in Taif, Saudi Arabia, to resume the work of the absent doctor after a one-year hiatus.

The Ministry of Health decided to sue the doctor before the competent court to force her to return the sums she received for monthly salaries despite her absence (300,000 riyals). According to the Okaz newspaper.

According to investigations that were carried out with her by the Taif Health Department, the doctor was working in a public hospital outside the governorate, and a decision was made to transfer her to another hospital, but she did not. disturbed her party, and she remained throughout the year without performing her professional duties. After stopping her salary, she quickly applied to Health Affairs to reinstate her in her job, and stated that the reason for her interruption from work was due to her poor health and psychological condition following problems with her. a hospital employee; This led to the deterioration of her health, which prevented her from working at the workplace.

Taif Health’s legal department investigated the doctor’s case and decided to send her back to work. In the text of the decision, she said: “In view of the aforementioned health conditions and what has become clear that the reason for the interruption was due to her ignorance, and in view of the need to work for the services mentioned above according to the email received from the Laboratories and Blood Bank Directorate, this directorate plans to re-contract with it and collect all the amounts that have been illegally disbursed while making the necessary commitments to it so as not to repeat in future The legal visuals were handed over to the Director of Health Affairs, who accepted the offer under the system, along with the money that was illegally spent on it.

During the investigation, the doctor undertook to reimburse the full amount she had received during her stoppage of work, and to deduct it from her monthly salary if the competent authority agreed to renew her contract. and rescind the decision to cancel the registration. to repeat the interruption, confirming his willingness to accept work in the city of Taif or anywhere.