{
  "id": 18133402,
  "title": "UAE health ministry changes sick leave rules to cut paperwork",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/04/uae-health-ministry-changes-sick-leave-rules-to-cut-paperwork-18133402",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-04T13:38:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/uae/2026/11/04/uae-health-ministry-changes-sick-leave-rules-to-cut-paperwork/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The UAE's Ministry of Health and Prevention has overhauled its sick leave system, shifting the administrative burden away from patients. Under the new service, licensed healthcare facilities will now submit attestation requests directly on behalf of patients and their companions. This replaces a process that previously required individuals to initiate applications themselves. Requests that meet…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}