This Code of Conduct is designed to protect the public by promoting best practice in the Somali
health system. Compliance with the Code will ensure that you are ‘working to standard’, providing
high quality, compassionate treatment and care to patients and their families. The Code describes
the standards of conduct, behaviour and attitude that the public and people who use health services
are entitled to expect of a registered health practitioner. You are responsible for and have a duty of
care to ensure that your conduct does not fall below the standards detailed in this Code. Nothing
that you do, or omit to do, should harm the safety and wellbeing of patients and the public.