Health practitioner rights and duties towards the patient
In light of the rapid development in the health sector in the Kingdom, knowledge of the rights and duties of the health practitioner has become essential to ensure the provision of safe and professional health care, achieving a balance between protecting the patient and supporting the health practitioner in performing his duties efficiently.
The relationship between practitioner and patient is no longer just a medical practice, but rather a relationship governed by clear systems and regulations that define responsibilities and guarantee rights, foremost among which is the system for practicing health professions in Saudi Arabia, with its binding professional controls and standards.
With the multiplicity of systems and regulations, it is important to be aware of these rights and duties to avoid professional errors and legal responsibilities, and to enhance trust between parties.
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What is the job of a health practitioner?
The Health Professions Practice System defines a health practitioner as anyone who is licensed to practice health professions, which include the following categories:
- Human doctors, dentists and pharmacists.
- Health specialists and technicians such as radiologists, nurses, anesthesiologists, etc.
- Psychosocial specialists, nutritionists and public health specialists.
- Midwifery, ambulance, speech and hearing therapy.
- Craft rehabilitation, craft therapy, medical physics, etc.
Health practitioner licensing conditions
Article 2 of the system stipulates the conditions for obtaining a license to practice health professions:
- Obtaining the required qualification for the profession from any medical college or health institute.
- He must have completed the compulsory training period prescribed for the profession.
- Registration with the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties.
- He must not have been previously convicted of a crime against honor or trust.
What is the health practitioner protection system?
It is a system that aims to regulate licensing procedures for health practitioners, define the duties of the health practitioner and the rights of the patient, prohibitions that the health practitioner must avoid, common violations and prescribed penalties
What are the rights and duties of a health practitioner?
The Health Practitioner Protection Law clarifies the rights and duties of health practitioners towards patients while carrying out their work in the medical field.
Health practitioner rights
- The right to training and continuing education through attending medical conferences and seminars and providing the necessary sources of information to health practitioners.
- Obtaining the necessary legal protection when an assault occurs or legal cases are filed against him.
- The right to receive promotion.
- Obtaining medical insurance for the health practitioner and his family.
- The right to receive salaries and bonuses commensurate with his experience.
- Providing a safe and healthy environment for healthcare practitioners and ensuring their safety and that of patients.
What are the duties of a health practitioner towards patients?
The system and executive regulations of the Health Professions Practice System stipulate the duties and responsibilities of the health practitioner, including:
- Providing urgent assistance to a seriously injured patient and ensuring that he receives the necessary care.
- Carefully make the necessary diagnosis of the patient using appropriate technical means.
- The health practitioner may consult another health practitioner if needed or at the request of the patient or his family.
- The healthcare practitioner is obligated to alert the patient or their family to the need to follow treatment instructions and to clarify any potential side effects of the treatment or surgery.
- Patient consent must be obtained before any medical procedure can be performed.
- Compensating the patient for any health professional error that results in harm to the patient.
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What is health practitioner ethics?
What is health practitioner ethics?
- Respect the patient, his privacy and dignity.
- The health practitioner must keep the secrets of his profession and may not disclose them except in the cases stipulated in Article 21 of the system, which are:
- Report a death resulting from a criminal accident.
- Preventing a crime.
- Report an infectious disease.
- When defending an accusation made against a health practitioner by the patient or his family.
- If the owner of the secret agrees in writing to disclose it or the disclosure is useful for treating the patient.
- When an order is issued by a judicial authority.
What is the penalty for assaulting a health practitioner?
Verbal or physical assault on a health practitioner to prevent him from performing his work is a crime punishable by imprisonment for a period of up to 10 years and a fine of up to one million Saudi riyals.
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