Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-01Who holds the health record in Malta?
In 2026, Malta scores 59 of 100 on a person's right to see, control and share their own health record: rank 27= of 65 countries, in the Mixed band (45 to 64). Who holds the keys: Shared. Source: Who Holds the Record, SuperTruth, data as of 2026-10-01.
Malta's myHealth portal shows most public-sector records online, but private clinics, hospitals and prescribers are still largely outside the national record.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-01 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Malta?
Access to the full record scores 72 of 100 in Malta, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. Malta scored 93.71 on the EU's 2024 record-access indicator against an EU average of 82.7. myHealth shows public hospital summaries, labs, imaging reports, prescriptions and vaccines, but the Commission found no private-sector data and no mobile app.
Can I control who sees my health record in Malta?
Control and consent scores 50 of 100 in Malta, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Patients choose which doctors can see their myHealth data and can remove a link at any time, and they set cross-border consent country by country. No patient-visible access log was found; the 2030 strategy only promises a way to see who contributes to records.
Eight rights, against Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 72 | 62 · 66 · 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 50 | 62 · 52 · 70 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 62 | 55 · 56 · 54 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 60 | 70 · 62 · 54 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 58 | 50 · 60 · 54 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 56 | 62 · 60 · 56 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 48 | 44 · 64 · 46 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 50 | 50 · 55 · 50 |
Black dot: Malta. Hollow dots: Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg (scores on the right, same order). Grey line: median of all 65 countries. Dashed teal line: EU median. Overall: Malta 59, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Malta need to change to score higher?
Malta sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are patient control and consent (50, median 52) and connected care journey (60, median 62). The published rubric reads:
- Patient control and consent: An opt-out or opt-in, a patient-visible access log and granular choices together put control at 60 to 80.
- Connected care journey: Primary care, hospitals, labs, pharmacy, claims and public health linked to one record and used at national scale.
Which laws give health record rights in Malta?
- Data Protection Act (Cap. 586) (2018): Malta's GDPR implementing law; the IDPC supervises and decides complaints.
- Processing of Personal Data (Secondary Processing) (Health Sector) Regulations (S.L. 528.10) (2019): Lists permitted secondary uses; research needs ethics approval and IDPC authorisation; other uses need consent.
- Artificial Intelligence Regulations, 2025 (L.N. 226 of 2025) (2025): Names MDIA as AI Act market surveillance authority; fines up to EUR 350,000 or 1% of turnover.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 47.2 2023
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 82.6 2023
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 34.0% 2023
- Record reaches private care?
- split
"Private hospitals, private GPs and most private prescriptions are outside it."
Published stories
- 2025-04-30 · Information and Data Protection Commissioner (Malta) Health provider employee opened a patient's record for personal reasons, regulator finds
- 2025-04-02 · Information and Data Protection Commissioner (Malta) Clinic kept a wrong address after repeated requests and posted health reports there
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