Major changes to health rules on the horizon in Bahrain

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Health regulations could undergo major changes as numerous amendments to existing laws will be discussed.

National Health Regulatory Authority chief executive Dr Mariam Al Jalahma said medics could be given alternative punishments should they be found guilty of wrongdoing, errors or negligence.

She said that the five-year experience requirement for non-Bahraini pharmacists to obtain a licence in Bahrain could also be reduced to three due to shortage in manpower.

“For medics to be better they need regular practice and suspending them for a certain period would just lead to more issues as when they are back to work they would commit further wrongdoing, errors or negligence,” she said.

“The alternative punishments should include extensive training courses – this won’t be applied in the most severe or serious cases of course.”

The amendments will be discussed at the ‘Together to Achieve Legislative Aspirations’ Conference which will end today at the Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay.

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