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What the Vision 2030 announcement said on healthcare
Transfer the responsibility for health care provision to a network of public
companies
Promote competition and transparency between public and private companies to
enhance the standard and quality of health care services
Prepare for privatisation in the longer term.
Work towards developing private medical insurance to improve access to medical
services and reduce waiting times
Table 16: National transformation Plan objectives for the Ministry of Health
No. Strategic objective Key Performance Indicator (KPI) Unit Baseline 2020target Regional Int’l
b’mark — b’mark
1 Increase private sector share of spending through alternative | Percentage of Private sector contribution in total % 25 35 37 60
financing methods and service provision healthcare spend
2 Increase the efficient utilization of available resources Opex for every new inpatient admission SAR 33,000 33,000 39,000 NA
3 Improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare Percentage of Saudi citizens who have a unified % 0 70 NA 100
sector through the use of information technology and digital digital medical record
transformation
4 Increase training and development both locally and Number of resident Saudi physicians who are Number 2,200 4,000 NA NA
internationally enrolled in training programs
5 Increase the attractiveness of nursing and medical support staff Number of qualified Saudis in the field of nursing For every 70 150 460 1,106
as a preferred career path and support staff for every 100,000 people 100000
6 Improve healthcare provision before hospitalization and in the | Percentage of patients who received emergency or % 40 75 Under study 95
main hospitals (ER & ICU) urgent care with medical decision made (admission/
transfer/ discharge) in less than 4 hours in key
hospitals
7 — Improve integration and continuity in service provision by Number of primary healthcare visits per capita Number 2 4 3.4 7
developing the primary care
8 Improve the infrastructure, facility management, and safety Number of licensed medical facilities ( affiliated with % 40 100 100 100
standards in healthcare facilities the Ministry of Health and private)
9 Attain acceptable waiting times across all stages of service % of appointments received in specialized medical % <40 70 Under study 83
delivery disciplines within 4 weeks (average for all
specialties in key hospitals)
10 Improve governance in the health system in order to enhance % of Healthcare facilities reporting comprehensive % 10 100 NA 100
accountability with regards to quality issues and patient safety performance and quality measures
11 Adopt a national plan for emergency response to public health WHO emergency preparedness assessment score Score Calculation 4-5 Under study Under
threats per international standards — average score for Riyadh, Jeddah and Eastern In Progress study
Province
12 Identify additional sources of revenues Total revenue generated from private sector for SAR bn 0.3 4 NA NA
utilizing government health resources
13 Improve public health services with focus on obesity and Increase in percentage of smoking incidence % Calculation Reduce by2% 12.5* 10.5*
smoking In Progress _ from baseline
Increase in percentage of obesity incidence % Calculation Reduce by1% 19.4* 5*
In Progress _ from baseline
14 Improve the quality of life and healthcare service provided to The percentage of patients who get health care % 25 50 NA 65
patients outside hospitals after critical care and longterm hospitalization within
4 weeks
15 Improve quality and safety principles as well as skills of service Percentage of hospitals that meet the US median % 10 50 NA 50
providers for patient safety culture
Source: Saudi National Transformation Plan
SAR23bn budget allocated for the MoH’s NTP programmes
The Ministry of Health (MoH) has been allocated SAR23bn for the transformation plan
over the next five years, with any contribution from the private sector on top. Over half
(56%) of the funds have been allocated to reform of primary healthcare and to the
establishment of electronic medical records. Only 4% of funds (SAR937m) have been
allocated to health insurance.
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