Disclaimer and independence statement

Healthcare Practise is an independent education provider. We are not part of, affiliated with or acting for any of these bodies:

• the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP);
• the Dubai Health Authority (DHA);
• the Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DOH);
• the Sharjah Health Authority (SHA);
• the Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA) or its regulatory arm, DHCR;
• Emirates Health Services (EHS), which runs federal hospitals and clinics rather than licensing professionals, and which we name because many of our learners work in its facilities.

None of these bodies has accredited, approved or endorsed our courses or our certificates. We do not use their logos. Where a course names an authority, a law, a resolution or a standard, it does so to teach what that source says and to point you to the official text.

Each licensing authority runs its own continuing professional development system and its own units. The DHA counts CPD points, the DOH counts credits and DHCR counts points, and each links them to activities that are accredited or recognised under its rules. Our courses are not accredited by any UAE authority and do not award CME or CPD points or credits of any kind. They are not Category 1 or Category 2 activities.

Our certificates state approximate learning hours: the designed length of the course. Whether that learning can be counted towards your licence renewal, and how, is decided solely by your licensing authority. Check its current rules before you rely on a certificate for renewal.

Completing a course, passing its assessment or holding its certificate does not guarantee any result. In particular, it does not secure:

• the issue, renewal, reinstatement or transfer of a licence, or a certificate of good standing;
• the closure of a complaint or grievance, or any finding of a Medical Liability Committee, or of the higher committee that hears grievances against its reports;
• the outcome of an investigation or disciplinary process, including a precautionary suspension or a disciplinary penalty;
• a decision by a court, the Public Prosecution, an insurer or an employer.

Training required as part of a disciplinary or fitness-to-practise decision is set case by case, and no UAE authority publishes a list of approved external remediation courses. In Dubai, for example, Executive Council Resolution No. 49 of 2024 allows the DHA to require a professional to attend specific training courses, work under supervision and be reassessed. Our courses do not replace training, supervision or assessment that an authority, committee or employer has required of you, unless that body accepts them.

Our courses and this website explain UAE law, authority standards and good practice in general terms. They are not legal advice and do not create a lawyer–client or any other advisory relationship. The law on medical liability, complaints and discipline, including Federal Decree-Law No. 4 of 2016 on Medical Liability, depends on the facts of each case and on how the authorities and courts apply it.

If you are facing a complaint, an investigation, a claim or a criminal matter, take advice on your own case from your medical liability insurer, a lawyer licensed to practise in the UAE or, where appropriate, your employer's medical director or legal department, and follow the instructions of the authority handling your case.

Our courses are also not clinical guidance for the care of any particular patient. Follow your facility's policies, your licensing authority's standards and current clinical guidelines.

We write our courses and guides from official sources, such as federal and emirate legislation, authority standards, circulars and manuals, and we show the date each page was last checked. Laws and standards change, sometimes quickly. For example, Dubai Law No. 16 of 2024 concerning the Dubai Healthcare City requires healthcare activity in Dubai Healthcare City to be licensed by the DHA, while earlier regulations continue during a transition.

Where authorities apply different rules, or official documents do not agree, we say so and ask you to confirm the current position with your licensing authority. If you find something that is out of date or wrong, please tell us at support@healthcarepractise.com and we will review it.

The patients, professionals, facilities and events in our case scenarios are fictional and written for teaching. Any resemblance to real people or cases is unintended. Where a course refers to a real decision, announcement or news release published by an authority, it names the source.

We link to official sources, such as uaelegislation.gov.ae and the websites of the health authorities, so that you can read the original text. We do not control those websites and are not responsible for their content or availability. Official documents are sometimes moved or replaced; if a link no longer works, search for the document on the issuing authority's own website.

Our responsibility to you, and its limits, are set out in section 12 of our terms and conditions. Nothing in this disclaimer limits any liability that cannot be limited under the laws of the United Arab Emirates.

Questions about this disclaimer can be sent to support@healthcarepractise.com.