DOH guides
Each guide answers one question a provider in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates asks about DOH, from the official sources it cites. There are 8 guides across 6 topics, last checked on 15 October 2026.
The depth of an audit readiness review, written from DOH's own standards and circulars. In 2025, 223 violations closed seven facilities. These are the answers that keep yours open. Each guide ends with how wai does the work.
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How the guides map to the DOH framework
The hub sets out the 5 headings DOH works to, and the guides take them one task at a time.
The 5 headings on the DOH hub
- Facility licensing, 5 requirements on the hub. Two stages to a licence, then renewal every one or two years, under the Standard for Healthcare Facility Licensure.
- Malaffi, 3 instruments on the hub. The Abu Dhabi Health Information Exchange. Facilities share data with it, check it before ordering tests, and send it their referrals. Guides filed under Malaffi, Malaffi for clinics in 2026.
- Consent and patient safety, 3 standards on the hub. Consent taken and recorded to DOH's standard, incidents reported within set times, and AI used under DOH policy.
- Information and cyber security, 3 controls on the hub. ADHICS sets the controls for anyone who handles health information in Abu Dhabi, including keeping it in the UAE.
- Quality, Jawda and Muashir, 3 programmes on the hub. Jawda indicators, submitted on DOH's schedule, and Muashir, the quality index that rates distinguished facilities, mainly hospitals.
The 6 topics the guides are filed under
- Licence, 2 guides and about 12 minutes of reading. The DOH facility licence and Renewing a DOH facility licence.
- Malaffi, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. Malaffi for clinics in 2026.
- Security, 1 guide and about 6 minutes of reading. ADHICS for clinics.
- Audit, 1 guide and about 7 minutes of reading. Preparing for a DOH audit.
- Quality, 1 guide and about 6 minutes of reading. Jawda and Muashir.
- Safety, 2 guides and about 12 minutes of reading. Incident and sentinel event reporting and The DOH Patient Consent Standard.
Questions about the DOH guides
Which DOH guide should I read first?
Start with The DOH facility licence, the first guide on this page, about 7 minutes of reading, filed under Licence. The other 7 each stand on their own, so take them in the order your own preparation needs.
How do these guides relate to the DOH hub?
The DOH hub sets out the 5 headings DOH works to and how wai evidences each one. Each guide goes one level down, to a single task, with steps to follow, a template to copy, answers to common questions and the sources behind it.
How current are the DOH guides?
Every guide shows the date its facts were checked against the official sources it cites. All 8 were checked on 15 October 2026, the same date the hub shows beside its Updated line.
Are the DOH guides legal advice?
They are guidance, not legal advice, written from what DOH publishes, with a link to the source for each fact. DOH does not endorse wai or any software, and the licence for your organisation is decided by DOH.
How do I request a demo for DOH?
Request a demo from this page and it reaches the wai team with DOH already named, so the call starts from DOH rather than a general tour. You can also write to team@wellnessa-i.com.
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