of the royal order

The episode that discussed "Preventing Saudi Doctors from Working in the Private Sector" revealed the prevention of Saudi doctors from practicing work in the private sector. The episode also clarified the raid on the establishment of the private sector by the Ministry of Health to search for Saudi doctors working in the government sector. The implementation of the royal order to allow the Saudi doctor to work in the private sector, in the presence of a consultant of diabetes and endocrinology, assistant professor at the College of Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, Dr. Nizar Al-Bar, consultant of chest diseases and sleep disorders at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, Dr. Ayman Karim, consultant of obstetrics, gynecology and laparoscopic surgery Gynecology at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah: Dr. Bandar Hafez, consultant laparoscopic and obesity surgery, Dr. Muayad Elias.

part One

The beginning was with a report prepared by colleague Wael Al-Tayeb, in which he explained the problem of Saudi doctors, as Dr. Adel Bakhsh said: “There is a royal decision to allow doctors to work in the private sector after the end of official work. I ask the Minister of Health to implement the royal order to limit the emigration of the elite and owners of rare specialties from The government sector for the health sector. "

Dr. Mahdi Bassi added, "Health Affairs has inspection teams looking for Saudi doctors in the private sector. The elite doctors cannot be allowed to sit for days without work." Dr. Jawahirji explained: "Doctors are prevented from working in the private sector, and they are chased and punished, salaries have been standardized and few and doctors are not allowed to work in the private sector. Society is the one that needs a doctor in the private sector because of the crowding in the government sector."

The conversation returned to the studio, where a consultant of diabetes and endocrinology, an assistant professor at the College of Medicine at Umm Al-Qura University, Dr. Nizar Al-Bar, said: “If we go back a step back, a royal order was issued allowing university professors to engage in the private sector, and this enriched the development in the Kingdom, and the doctors were still studying the topic Their participation in the private sector or not, and the royal decree did not come out overnight, but because the positives are much more than the negatives issued.

Bandar Hafez, a consultant in gynecology, obstetrics and gynecological endoscopic surgery at King Faisal Specialist Hospital in Jeddah, added: “The royal decision has not been implemented at all, and this will lead to the emigration of Saudi doctors abroad. 1% of the practitioners are Saudis and the rest are foreigners. Not implemented. "

The consultant laparoscopic and obesity surgery, Dr. Muayad Elias added: “We do not work in the government sector, neither from near nor from afar, and the same regulations that apply to the government are applied to us. There is an unorganized regulatory authority that affects other patients, inquired about the damage in the event that we serve in the sector As Saudi doctors, especially as we have rare specialties, the approval of the private hospital owner on the principle of secondment was required.

Ayman Karim, a consultant in chest diseases and sleep disorders at King Abdulaziz Medical City in Jeddah, explained: “There is a royal order in 1427 AH and it must be enforced. We did not know about this matter until the Shura Council issued a recommendation in 1430 AH to speed up the implementation of the royal order, until this date we were not We know that there is a royal order regarding this matter. The implementation of the royal order was delayed until six months ago. There is a letter circulated by the Health Services Council to study allowing Saudi doctors to work in the private sector.

Ayman Karim added: "As far as I know, this is a good step to admit this matter after years of confusion, ignoring the existence of the royal order and not responding in the media, making doctors not believe the existence of a royal order, there is no decision from the Ministry of Health to prevent, but there was a directive from the Ministry." Health in the newspapers to publicize the prosecution of Saudi government doctors working in the private sector after the end of their work period. There were raids of a health facility that I had in the name, and there was an interrogation of the hospital director and the examination of special files.

Al-Bar confirmed: “There were raids of doctors in the private sector, and I thank God at the time. I was on vacation.” At the end of this part, Elias said: “There were inspection campaigns in the private sector, and the excuse was opened without a permit, this is not true. We were transferring from Site to another site. "

part two

This part began with a review of a report prepared by colleague Nawaf Al-Odayani, in which he revealed the story of a doctor of Arab nationality working in a hospital in Tabuk as a dentist, and in the evening he works in a shawarma shop.

Ibrahim Al-Atwi, the head of records and appointments department at the dental center, said, "I saw the doctor in the restaurant for the first time, and I contacted the administration and reported him to the administrative search."

The director of administrative affairs and personnel affairs at the center, Nahar Al-Anzi, added, "The doctor is a partner in the restaurant. We have no news that he works in the restaurant."

The conversation returned to the studio, where the bar said: “There is still a need for rare specialties in the Kingdom. The truth is if the Saudi doctor does not exist in the private sector, then there are no high competencies in it, and the Saudi doctor may be forced out of the government sector to the private sector, and the doctor must be allowed to work according to Royal hope. "

Hafez added, "The state has not spared us huge sums of money, and the people must be treated with Saudi hands and with high efficiency. Limiting the hours of the Saudi doctor is a great loss. There are patients who want to see some doctors outside the government sector."

Karim added, "A consultant surgeon is one of the rare surgeons in the Kingdom. He does not have a single day of operations in a whole week in a government hospital. Why does he not benefit patients in the private sector?"

Elias explained: "The separation between the two sectors is a mistake, and doctors in the private sector must be consulted, and the private sector is complementary to the government sector. The prohibition is to try to prevent the doctor''s failure in his work in the government sector, it is an old system process that needs updating."

Ayman noted, "There is a fear of Saudi doctors extorting patients. There are huge capital in the private sector. Some of them are afraid of the Saudi doctor because he can dictate his professional conditions."

In a telephone interview, Dr. Nizar Bahabri said: “The fear is that doctors will leave their work and turn in private. All distinguished doctors will not neglect their government work in any way. Saudi doctors are among the best qualified in the Kingdom. The private needs a strong ability to work, and there is a strong demand in The private sector of the Saudi doctor has unimaginable strength and there is a great need. "

Hafez pointed out: "The Saudi doctor may be your father, brother or sister. These are the sons of the country. Why do we act against them with double standards? There is confidence in the Saudi doctor in the government sector, but there is no confidence in his work in the private sector."

At the conclusion of this section, Ayman said: "There are large private hospitals in which Saudi doctors work in broad daylight, and the raids are many in Makkah and Jeddah, regardless of Riyadh, which I do not think is witnessing the same level of raids."

the third part

The conversation returned to the studio, where Ayman said: “There is a system for transferring the Saudi patient to a private hospital, and the ministry pays the costs, and this is in contradiction to the ban on the Saudi doctor from the private sector.” Elias added, “Health personnel are a large segment of them working in the government sector, and it is difficult for them to work in The private sector lowers salaries, but they can be combined to increase income.

Ayman added: "Based on the letter of the Health Services Council, which was issued seven months ago, good news makes us feel that the royal order exists and is being studied, even after studying the implementation of the king’s order. There is apprehension of some doctors about the scarcity allowances, which were recently deducted from the bonus." .

Ayman emphasized: "The fact that the salary has not been increased for Saudi doctors in specialized hospitals, medical emperors do not allow the Saudi doctor to impose his professional conditions because it embarrasses some of the capitalists who want financial gain away from quality."

Elias explained: “We are not wanted in the private sector, because we refuse to blackmail patients with certain bills, whenever there is a system that can change our situation.” Ayman commented: “The private sector cannot force the Saudi doctor to blackmail patients, so they do not want Saudi doctors.”

Al-Bar pointed out: “We need a letter signed by the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to implement the royal order literally without delay.” Hafez affirmed: “Controls and restrictions must be put in place, and an end to the raids and the hunt for Saudi doctors in the private sector.”

Elias said: “There must be a license for the Saudi doctor that allows him to work anywhere, I cannot cancel a work permit in any place without the establishment’s approval, and as if I am a foreigner.” Ayman added: “You should not prejudice the Saudi doctor, and the scarcity allowance should not be withdrawn from The doctor is working in the private sector. "

Al-Bar pointed out: "Canceling the system is impossible because it is a royal order. We are afraid that we will find resignations of competencies from the government sector due to the imposition of restrictions on the Saudi doctor. The king is within the right by a royal order and we want to implement it."

At the end of the episode, Ayman said: "There are moves to file a grievance case in the Board of Grievances against the authorities responsible for the delay in implementing the royal order until the problem has become very big."