[Clinic name]
Controlled document
[Address]
[Registration or licence number]
DOH audit checklist
1The licence
- Licence expiry in the diary, with renewal filed two months ahead.
- Every practitioner licensed by DOH, and working within their licence.
- Tawteen position checked against the 2026 targets.
- ADHICS assessment current through AAMEN.
2Malaffi
- Connected, and sending the data DOH requires.
- Referral data sent to Malaffi, as Circular 2026/144 requires.
- Clinicians checking Malaffi before lab and radiology requests.
- A named owner for Malaffi compliance.
3Patient safety
- Consent taken and recorded to the Patient Consent Standard.
- Staff report incidents within 24 hours, and sentinel events reach DOH within 48.
- Controlled medications checked, prescribed and documented.
- Sick leave issued only after an examination, on the record.
4Records and quality
- Records kept on an approved system, complete and signed.
- Health information kept in the UAE.
- Jawda indicators submitted on schedule, where they apply.
- Reports leaders read each week.
5What a DOH auditor may ask
- Are you connected to Malaffi, and sending referrals? What to show, the connection, and the referrals sent this month.
- Show me this patient's record. What to show, a complete record on an approved system, signed and timed.
- How do patients consent, and in which language? What to show, what the patient was told, when they agreed, and where it is written.
- Show me your last incident and what changed. What to show, the report, the review and the action, inside DOH's timelines.
- Who can see patient records, and where are they stored? What to show, roles, access controls, an access log and UAE hosting.
- How are controlled medications prescribed and recorded? What to show, checks before prescribing, and a record of what was signed.
- How do you monitor quality? What to show, the indicators, the trend and what changed.
AAppendix, Mock audit findings
- A.1Date ______ Led by ______
- A.2Licences checked ______
- A.3Records reviewed ______ Gaps ______
- A.4Sick leave and controlled medications checked ______
- A.5Actions, owner and date ______