MoPH has announced a new policy to regulate the practice of home nursing services by introducing the job title of home nurse

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has announced a new policy to regulate the practise of home nursing services, including the introduction of the job title of home nurse and the launch of registration and licencing standards within the nursing categories organised by the Ministry's Healthcare Professions Department.

This is in accordance with the policies and regulations in many countries around the world, as well as nursing regulatory institutions such as the American Nurses Association (ANA), and falls within the framework of the Ministry of Public Health's efforts to regulate and legalise the work of all health practitioners in the State of Qatar.

The policy governing the practise of home nursing allows nursing staff who are sponsored by the patient or his family and who do not work for any of the licenced health facilities to apply for registration and licencing through the Ministry of Public Health, provided that all conditions and requirements that ensure the nurse's competence and integrity are met, which include verifying the validity of all certificates and documents submitted, work experience, academization, and certification.

The health sector in the State of Qatar has recently seen an increase in demand for home nursing services, owing to an increase in the average age of the country's population, as well as a focus on wellness indicators in Qatari society and the introduction of new concepts such as long-term care and home care.

The health sector in the State of Qatar provides many important homecare services for the elderly, such as Hamad Medical Corporation, which conducts home visits for the elderly to conduct clinical examinations and tests and review patient care plans, using multi-disciplinary care teams comprised of doctors, nurses, and patient care assistants.

Home visits aid around (2000) senior individuals in the State of Qatar, with the primary goal of boosting and improving the quality of life for older patients by assisting them to enhance mobility and live as independently as possible.