Qatar Ministry of Public Health External Circular No. 5/2021

Stop Providing All Medical Services in Private Healthcare Facilities

To

All Private Healthcare Facilities in Qatar

From

Healthcare Facilities Licensing & Accreditation Department

Subject

Stop Providing All Medical Services in Private Healthcare Facilities

Date

01/04/2021

Reference to Ministers Council decisions dated on 31/03/2021, effective from 02/04/2021

  • Stop all medical services in all private healthcare facilities, except for emergency cases and the urgent cases that require physical attendance in the clinic as per treating physician judgment.

  • Stop home care services in all specialities, except for long-term contracts services.

  • Continuing to provide (Tele-Medicine) with a capacity not exceeding 30% of the full capacity.

  • Continuing to provide emergency medical services in company clinics and first aid units.

  • Continuing to conduct COVID-19 swabs in approved private healthcare facilities.

  • Continuing the work of medical laboratories and diagnostic imaging centres.

Violating this circular exposes the healthcare facility to legal accountability.

Noora Abdulla Mohamed AI-Mulla

Acting Director; Healthcare Facilities Licensing & Accreditation Department