Health professionals to get fast-track licensing in Dubai

Dubai / Emirates Business

The Dubai Health Authority’s (DHA’s) Health Regulation Department has begun VIP licensing service for healthcare professionals, said a top health official.
Dr Layla Al Marzouqi, Director of Health Regulation at the DHA said that the move is in line with the emirate’s vision to encourage investment in the health sector and is in line with the DHA’s strategy to provide excellent services to its customers. “The introduction of this service will directly benefit all health professionals including doctors, nurses and allied health professionals who are keen to get a license to practise in Dubai. It will also benefit health investors who wish to set up health facilities in Dubai. The regulation department receives an average of 200 requests for health professional license and 5 to 10 requests for health facility license on a daily basis so we reckon this service will provide new applications with ease and convenience,” said Dr Al Marzouqi.
The fast-track service will reduce the time taken to receive a health license from two weeks to only five working days. It will provide health professionals with an end-to-end seamless service that includes everything from
processing of documents to delivery of license.
Healthcare professionals who want to opt for this service can e-mail the regulation department and a VIP service coordinator will inform them about the documents needed and will schedule an appointment for them. “The coordinator will upload all their information and documents online, will schedule the mandatory online examination date as per the health professional’s convenience and once the license is ready it will be delivered to the health professional’s address.”

Dr Al Marzouqi said that in case a candidate does not successfully complete his online assessment, the candidate could reapply and the maximum number of attempts is three within three months of submitting the VIP service. “The process remains exactly the same; all the steps will have to be completed including credentialing and primary source verification,” she said.
The VIP licensing department will be located at the DHA’s Health Regulation office in Deira and those interested can e-mail the department at VIP@dha.gov.ae.