DHA - Specialty Hospitals (QMS), DHA-70

DHA-70, Version 1, is the framework the Dubai Health Authority applies to licensed specialty hospitals operating within the Emirate. As Dubai's health regulator, the DHA sets what a focused facility must satisfy to gain and keep accreditation, and organises the standard around patient-centred care and governance for concentrated specialty services. Its domains span access, assessment and continuity of care, patient and family rights and education, medication management, surgical and procedural safety, infection prevention, facility safety, staff qualification and credentialing, health information, and continuous quality improvement with patient-safety monitoring.

The procedural library is correspondingly broad, defining patient acceptance criteria, assessment and admission, education and informed consent, health record management, infection control and hazardous waste, incident and sentinel event reporting, privacy and confidentiality, medication and pharmacy services, controlled drug handling, the emergency action plan, discharge and transfer, zero tolerance of violence against staff, and a quality performance and learning system. Clinical forms carry pre-anaesthesia assessment, anaesthesia records, discharge summaries, inter-facility transfer and clinical privileging applications. A DHA ST-70 compliance self-assessment sits alongside theatre readiness, CSSD sterilisation, pharmacy storage and full-system audit checks, with implementation guidance and a KPI reference guide.