Qatar Council for Healthcare Practitioners Circular No. 7/2020

Virtual Appointments/Medical Consultation & Electronic Sick Leaves as One of the Measures to Control the Spread of (COVID-19)

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From

Department of Healthcare Professions/Department of E- Health/Ministry of Public Health

To

  • All Healthcare users/patients/clients - All physicians/dentists

  • All Healthcare Facilities/focal points in the state of Qatar

  • All employers (governmental & private)

Subject

Virtual appointments/medical consultation & electronic sick leaves as one of the measures to control the spread of (COVID-19)

“The Department of Healthcare Professions presents to you its compliments”

In alignment with the Department of Healthcare Professions 'actions to deal with the current situation of the novel Corona virus (COVID-19) and in collaboration with the E-Health department/Ministry of Public Health, and it its pursuit to control the spread of (COVID-19), we would like to announce the following applicable for a temporary period, until further direction:

  • If available from the healthcare entity, Patients/clients can have a remote appointment through the use of virtual video/telephone consultation by physicians from different specialities with no need to physically visit the healthcare facilities premises.