British newspaper The Telegraph published a report comparing the Dubai Emirate’s healthcare system to that in Britain, urging the British government to follow suit if it wants to eliminate UK waiting lists and attract doctors and nurses to work in Britain. Healthcare model in Dubai.
The newspaper points out that the customer satisfaction charter issued by the Dubai Health Authority includes about 15 responsibilities, covering everything from service to handling patient data.
The report’s author, Isabelle Oakshott, said serving citizens at their convenience was a strange and exciting idea, and a stark contrast to public health services in Britain: “In affluent Dubai, time is money. In healthcare, time is the difference between life and death.” ».
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In his report, the author touched on the efforts of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, may God protect him, which led to the construction of an entire city. At the same time Britain introduced a new aircraft carrier, these two factors explain the reason for the success of the Emirate health system in eliminating the waiting list.
The writer added: “His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid entrusted all health facilities to exceed expectations, the difference between £200 billion annually from public funds in England and Wales going to treating patients without proper care and providing excellent health care. The Emirate of Dubai, a United Arab Emirates Shocked her during a business trip.
And he continued: “I was excited about the prices and the automated robot that dispensed free lattes to customers, and I signed up for one of the offers, and for £170, I had blood tests. .
In addition to a 45-minute face-to-face consultation with a family doctor, more time than I have spent in the public health service in Britain in the last five years, I paid quickly through a contactless service and a nurse. He said goodbye to me abroad.
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The writer said: “At the Diya Medical Center in Dubai, there is nothing special from the outside, because it is located on one of the many highways that intersect with the emirate, and it is not glamorous or popular, this is the goal , work without fuss .. all day and every day. The center is general practitioners. and offers same-day consultations with specialists, blood tests and all types of tests, scans and treatments under one roof.
The Emirati general practitioner he consulted was a jovial young man who, based on his medical history and the results of blood tests, suggested some additional tests and insisted that all procedures be readily available in one place. , and when the Emirati doctor looked at the test results, it was another person. He came to the pharmacy to get the medicine.
He added: “Due to the abundance of health professionals, only Dubai can provide such a quality of specialized medical care. For the wonderful weather that the emirate enjoys.
So, doctors from all over the world come to work, while Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s master plan to make Dubai one of the world’s biggest financial centers involves doubling the population. Within 20 years, that means more doctors, not all of them from the Middle East.
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