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These new regulations were announced last year following which, at least six hospitals were given five years to shift from commercial and residential premises. However, clinics did not come under the regulations until this year.
Dr Essa Kazim, Assistant Director-General for Medical Affairs in the Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms), told reporters on the sidelines of a Press conference that meeting the structural standards was one compulsory specification required before the clinic or hospital licensed by the DHA could get international accreditation which was now mandatory.
According to Dubai Healthcare Provision Report 2007, Dubai has eight public hospitals and 18 private hospitals while nine more are being planned in the next couple of years.
It also has eight public speciality medical clinics. 26 primary healthcare centres (PHCs), 302 private polyclinics, 111 speciality clinics (private), 114 general clinics (private), 16 Dohms and 46 private dental clinics and four private day surgery centres.
“We are yet to set a deadline for small clinics to shift their premises and acquire accreditation,” he added.
However, larger polyclinics (defined as having three or more specialities and six or more doctors) also require international accreditation within three years.
Getting accreditation within three years is among the several guidelines that govern all aspects of running healthcare institutions and practising the medical profession in Dubai.
“This is part of DMRA’s future plans to implement uniform standards for all medical bodies in Dubai,” he added. “We, however, cannot ignore smaller clinics because they make up the majority of health facilities in the emirate.”
But before such clinics could be accredited, they needed to meet certain criteria including premises that did not compromise patient safety.
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