The Ministry of Health intensified its monitoring visits to ensure the application of health requirements and preventive measures to combat infection in health institutions, as compliance teams carried out (106,647) field monitoring visits during the first quarter of this year, in continuation of its efforts to raise the level of compliance with health requirements and prevention of the Corona virus (Covid). -19) and limit its spread.
The Ministry of Health stated that the number of penalties directed at health institutions amounted to (2567), of which (196) were imposed on hospitals, (1267) on medical complexes, (941) on pharmacies, and (163) on other health institutions.
It also implemented (69) decisions that include closing health institutions until violations are corrected, and they included one hospital, (56) medical complexes, (3) pharmacies, and (9) other health institutions, while (622) penalty decisions issued against practitioners were implemented. The number of violations of the precautionary measures reached (6657), violations of health institutions.
The Ministry called on health care providers and health practitioners to adhere to the health requirements contained in the health systems, and the preventive measures and measures followed in the Kingdom. In order to preserve the health and safety of patients, and to avoid imposing statutory penalties that amount to a fine of 300,000 riyals, closing the facility, revoking the license of the institution and the health practitioner, and banning it for a period of up to two years.
