Dubai Health Authority (DHA)

Healthcare professionals and facilities in Dubai are currently subject to a wide range of licensing and regulatory requirements, but all that's about to change. Jo Hartley looks at what the future holds.

All healthcare facilities and professionals working in Dubai will have to be relicensed as part of the overhaul of the regulatory system, MT has learnt.

Dubai Health Authority revokes licences after doctors sign more than 1,000 unjustified sick notes for civil servants.

The UAE is looking to unclog its overloaded emergency departments with long-term solutions.

When judged against the mammoth task of overhauling the health sector, communication should be the easiest of Dubai Health Authority's (DHA) tasks.

The health authority in Dubai has ordered an immediate halt to the reporting of electronic clinical data after Medical Times revealed widespread fears among private sector doctors over the confidentiality of the system.

Dentistry in Dubai is to become more standardised under a new licensing system being introduced by the Dubai Health Authority (DHA), as part of its healthcare reforms.

Clinic owners opt out of primary care scheme offered under the government's new healthcare reforms.

Dubai dentists have condemned new rules on submitting patient data to the Department of Health and Medical Services (DoHMS).

Smart cards widely used as access tags or to carry a patient's medical information, can switch off critical care equipment.

Half of the regulatory authorities that license hospitals, clinics and healthcare professionals in Dubai have no clear procedures for inspecting facilities and handling clinical complaints, according to a member of the regulation team at Dubai Health Authority.

Dubai Health Authority announces major shake-up on healthcare, more power to be given to patients.

The arrival of summer in the Middle East usually marks a mass exodus. In the face of 50-degree heat, anyone who can afford it will flee to milder climes and the dental sector is no exception. In the last month, the industry seems to have halved in size.

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has confirmed its mandatory health insurance scheme will expand to include basic dental care for children.

Arabian Business poll results reveal widespread concern following crackdown.

There is a sneaking suspicion the new National Health Council’s makeup will leave a large portion of healthcare providers feeling neglected.

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) and Royal Philips Electronics have signed of a memorandum of understanding making Philips a preferred DHA partner.

A national council is to be established to streamline healthcare policy and clinical standards across the United Arab Emirates.

Dubai has released details of its new universal healthcare system for residents and citizens.

The news that Dubai is soon to introduce mandatory health insurance has prompted a knee-jerk reaction from dentists.

Improved health and safety (H&S) rules are to be introduced by the end of the year to protect workers employed within Dubai's construction industry, according to the Dubai Health Authority (DHA).

Healthcare funding is one of the most hotly fought-over slices of the government budget. Ask any health minister, and he or she will tell you that medicine is essentially a numbers game - the question of who gets paid for what and why, is determined by the number of patients who need the service.

Arab Health saw the unveiling of City Hospital, a US $100 million complex set to open in Dubai Healthcare City later this year.

The private sector is an open market and clinics need to decide where they rank on the price scale.

Dubai's private sector is an open market and clinics need to decide where they fit in on the price scale. Middle East Dentist takes a look at the perils of practice pricing

Medical fitness tests could be an untapped source of profit for private sector facilities. By targeting visa applicants, says Vernon Baxter, clinics can expect maximum return for minimum effort.

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has pledged clarification of malpractice guidelines, support for continuing education, and an agency "led by its physicians".

Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will unveil the first steps in its plan to reform the Emirate's healthcare service this month.