Saudi Cabinet approves wage scale for health practitioners in hospital employment programs

 Custodian of Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz

Saudi Cabinet gave the green light, on Jan. 27, for the scale of wages for health practitioners working within the employment programs in public, specialized and reference hospitals, approved by Royal Order No. (4097/MB), to the interns enrolled in the program.

The cabinet also approved amending the “Saudi doctor under training program” name to “Health practitioners training program”, and adding the category of non-medical specialists accepted in the training programs implemented at the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties to the program.

Meanwhile, they revoked the Diplomatic Quarter Authority and its organizational arrangements, and transferred all its missions, projects, rights, obligations and workers to Royal Commission for Riyadh City.