Who Holds the Record · country brief · data as of 2026-10-02Who holds the health record in Poland?
In 2026, Poland 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 2026-10-02.
Over 20 million Poles can see prescriptions, visits and documents in a national patient account and control specialist access, but 2026 vendor leaks hit millions.
Published · updated · data as of 2026-10-02 · research tool, not legal advice
Can I get my health records in Poland?
Access to the full record scores 70 of 100 in Poland, against a median of 62 across 65 countries. The law gives a right to records and a free first copy, and the national patient account (IKP) shows prescriptions, referrals, visit history, NFZ payments and uploaded documents to 53% of citizens. An EC study finds lab results, discharge reports and images only partly available.
Can I control who sees my health record in Poland?
Control and consent scores 55 of 100 in Poland, against a median of 52 across 65 countries. Outside a few groups named in law, a clinician can see a patient's records only with consent given in the IKP or mojeIKP, limited in scope and time and revocable. Patients cannot block their family doctor, the record's author or emergency staff.
Eight rights, against Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Luxembourg and the EU
| Patient access to the full record20% | 70 | 62 · 66 · 64 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient control and consent20% | 55 | 62 · 52 · 70 | |
| Privacy and security15% | 46 | 55 · 56 · 54 | |
| Connected care journey15% | 70 | 70 · 62 · 54 | |
| Protection from commercial use10% | 54 | 50 · 60 · 54 | |
| Clinician access at the point of care10% | 60 | 62 · 60 · 56 | |
| Research and trial consent5% | 46 | 44 · 64 · 46 | |
| Clinical AI governance5% | 54 | 50 · 55 · 50 |
Black dot: Poland. 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: Poland 59, EU median 61. Scores move in steps of about 5; gaps of 4 or less are ties.
What would Poland need to change to score higher?
Poland sits in Mixed (45 to 64); Strong starts at 65. The two rights furthest below the 65-country median, weighted, are privacy and security (46, median 55) and research and trial consent (46, median 49). The published rubric reads:
- Privacy and security: Health-sector enforcement on the record: an independent regulator deciding health-data cases, breach notification and penalties applied.
- Research and trial consent: A general opt-out that is honoured, or dynamic or opt-in consent, with a public register of research uses: 55 to 85.
Which laws give health record rights in Poland?
- Act on Patient Rights and the Patient Rights Ombudsman (2008): Right to records in paper or electronic form; free first copy; research use only without identifying data.
- Act on the Health Care Information System (2011): Creates P1 and the IKP; mandatory electronic records; sets who may access records without consent.
- Act on Personal Data Protection (2018): Polish GDPR implementing act; caps fines on public finance sector units at 100,000 zloty.
Strain and split context, not scored
- Doctors per 10,000
- 36.5 2023 · OECD 21 of 38
- Nurses and midwives per 10,000
- 63.1 2023 · OECD 27 of 38
- Private insurance + out-of-pocket
- 20.6% 2023 · OECD 23 of 35
- Record reaches private care?
- connected
"Every doctor, dentist and hospital must report medical events to the national system, whether care is public or private."
Published stories
- 2026-06-24 · Rzecznik Praw Pacjenta (Patient Rights Ombudsman) Court backs ombudsman: closed clinic's records must still be released to patients
- 2025-09-02 · Urząd Ochrony Danych Osobowych (UODO) Doctor reprimanded for leaving patient cards readable in a parked car
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