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First steps
After a medical errorWhat to do first.
Your medical recordsYour right to a copy.
Time limitsEvery deadline in one place.
By emirate
DubaiDHA and Dubai Healthcare City.
Abu DhabiDepartment of Health.
Northern emiratesMOHAP, EHS and SHA.
Your insurer said noA separate route.
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The law
What counts
The medical liability lawThe texts and what they cover.
What is a medical errorAnd what is not.
Gross medical errorWhen it is serious.
Informed consentWhat you must be told.
Committees and doctors
The liability committeeWho decides and how.
Appeal a report30 days to the Higher Committee.
A doctor’s licenceSuspension and sanctions.
Check a doctorThe official registers.
All explainers
Compensation
Money and courts
CompensationWhat the civil law covers.
What courts awardedReported rulings.
Blood moneyDiya after a death.
The doctor’s insuranceWhat it means for you.
Other routes
Criminal complaintsPolice and prosecution.
After a deathWhat a family can do.
Cosmetic surgeryRules and rulings.
The numbersAppeals by year.
All explainers
Tools
Work it out
Where to complainBy emirate and facility.
Your deadlinesComplaint, appeal, court.
Response timesWhen to expect an answer.
Records requestA request to copy and send.
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Complain

First steps

After a medical error
Your medical records
Time limits

By emirate

Dubai
Abu Dhabi
Northern emirates
Your insurer said no

The law

What counts

The medical liability law
What is a medical error
Gross medical error
Informed consent

Committees and doctors

The liability committee
Appeal a report
A doctor’s licence
Check a doctor

All explainers →

Compensation

Money and courts

Compensation
What courts awarded
Blood money
The doctor’s insurance

Other routes

Criminal complaints
After a death
Cosmetic surgery
The numbers

All explainers →

Tools

Work it out

Where to complain
Your deadlines
Response times
Records request

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How to complain in each emirate, what courts have awarded, and what to do first.

1How to check a doctor or clinic is licensed in the UAEUpdated 12 Nov 2026
2How to complain about a medical error in Abu DhabiUpdated 12 Nov 2026
3How to complain to DHA about a doctor or hospital in DubaiUpdated 12 Nov 2026
4How to make a medical complaint in Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah or FujairahUpdated 12 Nov 2026
5Medical error statistics in the UAEUpdated 12 Nov 2026
6What have UAE courts awarded for medical errors?Updated 12 Nov 2026
7What to do after a suspected medical errorUpdated 12 Nov 2026
8What to do when your health insurer refuses approval or a claimUpdated 12 Nov 2026
9When a family member dies after medical treatmentUpdated 12 Nov 2026

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Plain guides to medical errors in the UAE: the law, how to complain, the medical liability committees and the compensation process.

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