INJURY DATABASE (Malta)

Overview
Acronym
IDB
Type of information
Registry data
URL of the data source
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/injuries.aspx
Description

The Injury DataBase (IDB) was officially launched in Malta in September 2004 to join other EU countries. The Directorate for Health Information and Research is the responsible body for the compilation of such data. At the moment data is being collected regularly from the two main Accident and Emergency Departments in Malta - Mater Dei Hospital and Gozo General Hospital.

Governance and legal framework

All data is collected and processed in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation, adopted in the Data Protection Act XX of 2018. On the 8th of October 2019, Legal Notice 263 of 2019 was published. This Legal Notice is intended to enact the Processing of Personal Data (Secondary Processing) (Health Sector) Regulations (S.L. 528.10 of the Laws of Malta) (“the Regulations”).

Funding

The Registry is part of the Directorate for Health Information and Research and is wholly funded by the Government of Malta.

Free keywords
injuries
Topics
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries » Home/leisure;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries » Self-injury;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries » Traffic;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Accidents & injuries » Work
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
Patients
Age range
From 0 years
Sex
Both
Data Collection Period
From 01 September 2004 - Ongoing
Language(s)
English
Updating Periodicity
Monthly
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Terms of data access - URL
https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/injuries.aspx
Terms of data access

Open data : https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/Registries/injuries.aspx

Data request form & email: https://deputyprimeminister.gov.mt/en/dhir/Pages/request-for-data-form.aspx ; healthinfo@gov.mt.

Linkage possible
Yes
Data Owner(s)
Directorate for Health Information and Research – Ministry for Health – Government of Malta
Contact name
Ms Audrey Galea
Contact e-mail
healthinfo@gov.mt
Contact info (address)

DHIR, 95, Telghet Gwardamanga, PIETA', Malta

Updated on 01 August 2022