(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) An Appeals Board to provide healthcare professionals and healthcare operators with an independent system to appeal against decisions relating to licensing or complaints was formally introduced at Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) on Monday.A programme was organised by Dubai Healthcare City during which an education session on the workings of the Appeals Board was held as well as a mock “hearing” session. Members of the Appeals Board were formally introduced to DHCC-licensed healthcare professionals and operators during the programme.
The members are Dr Guy Fish senior vice-president at Fletcher Spaght US who is the current chairman of the Board; Melanie Ho sales consultant TB and C Singapore; Dr Alawi Al-Shaikh chairman Institute of Cardiac Sciences at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City Abu Dhabi; and Dr Matthew Lohn managing partner Field Fisher Waterhouse UK. Each member was carefully considered and vetted before appointment by the DHCC and will serve an initial term of two years.
The Appeals Board established in accordance with Section 102 of the Governing Regulation No.1 of 2013 is a milestone for DHCC’s regulatory framework.
Healthcare professionals or an operator in DHCC including those in the Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) field can now appeal against decisions relating to licensing and complaints in relation to activities carried out in the city.
As per the new Appeals Board a physician can file a valid appeal by supporting his/her notice of appeal with new evidence which was not considered at the initial hearing and demonstrating that there is a clear possibility that the initial decision was unreasonable or unfair. An appeal may also be filed if it is supported by any evidence which was not available at the time the original ruling against the professional was made.
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