Government streamlines licensing process for health practitioners in UAE, facilitating smooth transfer among medical professionals
In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) has introduced a new service aimed at facilitating the mobility of healthcare professionals between health authorities. This service is part of the 'Zero Bureaucracy' strategy, a government-wide initiative aimed at enhancing quality of life.
The new service allows healthcare workers to transfer licenses between emirates—specifically between the Dubai Health Authority and the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi—without the need for reassessment. This eliminates redundant evaluations and accelerates the licensing process, providing a smoother, more flexible user experience.
Key measures under this program include:
- Simplifying and consolidating licensing and accreditation services: The number of services has been reduced from 32 to 16, making processes more efficient and easier to navigate.
- Cutting processing times significantly: Approval times have been reduced from about one month to just five days through automation and digital integrations such as the DataFlow verification system and platforms like Prometric and Microsoft Teams.
- Minimizing document requirements: Required documentation has been cut by up to 70%, and the number of steps in healthcare professional evaluations has decreased, reducing paperwork and processing complexity.
- Improving interoperability across health authorities: Digital systems have been interconnected to enable seamless data exchange, further reducing bureaucratic hurdles.
- Focusing on customer experience: Procedures have been streamlined, eliminating redundant requirements, and reducing time, cost, and effort for service users.
These reforms are part of Phase II of the UAE government-wide ‘Zero Government Bureaucracy’ initiative. The aim is to achieve 100% elimination of digital bureaucracy, boost efficiency, and enhance quality of life for residents.
In summary, MoHAP's approach streamlines healthcare license transfers by drastically simplifying processes, cutting paperwork and wait times, eliminating duplicate evaluations, and leveraging digital technologies to enable fast, paperless, and unified licensing services throughout the UAE’s healthcare system.
- The health-and-wellness sector in the UAE could witness improvements as a result of the new service, as it focuses on facilitating the mobility of healthcare professionals between different health authorities.
- To keep up with these advancements, individuals interested in health news might follow updates on how the implementation of the Zero Government Bureaucracy strategy could potentially revolutionize the science of healthcare and health-and-wellness services in the UAE.
