Long-term conditions

Chronic care membership in Dubai

Long-term conditions are managed in the gaps between appointments. Whether type 2 diabetes, hypertension, raised cholesterol or thyroid disease is well controlled depends less on any single consultation than on whether someone is watching the trend.

Why per-visit pricing works against chronic care

When each consultation and each test is a separate cost decision, reviews get postponed and monitoring bloods get stretched out. The clinical consequence is that changes are noticed later than they should be.

Membership removes that decision. Reviews and clinically justified monitoring tests are covered by the annual fee, so the schedule is set by clinical need.

What ongoing monitoring looks like

For type 2 diabetes that usually means HbA1c at agreed intervals, kidney function, lipids, blood pressure and an annual review of complications risk. For hypertension it means blood pressure readings, kidney function and medication review.

Your named GP decides the interval with you, based on how well controlled things are — not on a fixed package schedule.

Medication review

Long-standing prescriptions accumulate. Membership includes reviewing whether each medicine is still appropriate, whether doses still fit your results, and arranging the monitoring tests certain medicines require.

Prescriptions are issued in line with UAE regulations. Membership does not cover the cost of medicines themselves.

Key facts
Suits
Diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol, thyroid disease
Annual fee
AED 17,000 per year
Reviews
Unlimited GP appointments, interval set clinically
Monitoring bloods
Included where clinically justified
Medication
Reviews included; medicines charged separately
Not included
Hospital, specialist and emergency care

Membership is not health insurance and does not replace it. Full inclusions and exclusions are published in the membership terms.

This page sits under the Aafiyah Platinum membership programme. Read the membership terms or start the membership application.

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Questions people ask

Does Platinum help with long-term conditions?

Yes. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and thyroid disease need regular review and repeat testing. Platinum covers those reviews and clinically justified monitoring bloods with one doctor tracking the trend rather than isolated snapshots.

Can my Dubai GP manage my medication reviews?

Yes. Your named GP reviews your regular medicines, checks whether they are still appropriate and arranges the monitoring tests those medicines require. Prescriptions are issued in line with UAE regulations, and controlled medicines follow the applicable rules.

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