Stop Licensing Public Clinics in Abu Dhabi

The Ministry of Health in Abu Dhabi decided to stop licensing public clinics, except clinics located in construction projects, hotels, sports and social clubs, school clinics, businesses and others, and gave public clinics a period to adjust their conditions. Posted by Mohammed Hamad Al-Ha To all health care providers, in which all licensed clinics wishing to practice primary health care that meets the primary health care standard must formally submit a change of facility to change the type of health facility to a primary health care center, otherwise no change is required, and all licensed medical centers wishing to practice family medicine in accordance with the primary health care standard must formally apply a change of type of treatment to change the type of health facility to a primary health care center, the circular invited hospitals wishing to provide a primary health care service consistent with the standard of health care primary to request inclusion as a service in the support services of the licensing system of Health Insurance, noting that (19459013) He confirmed that the Ministry will grant general clinics holding a final license or the procedures for obtaining the final license a period of up to one year from the date of modification to modify their conditions in accordance with the above provisions, Corresponds to the requirements of the center The Department noted that primary care is the cornerstone of the health services and that they are the main contact between the patient and the patients. health care, and include many services aimed at making Abu Dhabi a healthy community, It has adopted this concept by establishing a standard on primary health care, published in August 2016, for s & # 39; ensure that the level of community health care is improved through disease prevention.