Dementia Register (Malta)

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

This registry collects information on patients in the Maltese Islands who were diagnosed with dementia and receive dementia medication (donepezil) prescribed by the Public Health Care Department. 

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”). The purpose of the Regulations is to permit certain secondary processing of personal data in the health sector, effectively allowing the processing of health data for purposes other than those for which the personal data was initially collected for in certain cases by health care professionals. 

Funding

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

Free keywords
dementia
Topics
Determinants of health » Socioeconomic and demographic factors » Demographic factors;
Health status » Morbidity/disability » Non-communicable diseases » Mental diseases;
Health systems » Health resources and activities » Pharmaceutical sales & consumption » Generic market
Country(ies):
GEO coverage
Nuts 1
Target Population
Patients
Sex
Both
Data Collection Period
From 01 January 2013 - Ongoing
Language(s)
English
Updating Periodicity
Daily
Personal Identifier
National identifier
Level of aggregation
Individual
Linkage possible
Yes
Data Owner(s)
Directorate for Health Information and Research – Ministry for Health – Government of Malta
Contact name
Dr Kathleen England
Contact e-mail
healthinfo@gov.mt
Contact info (address)

DHIR, 95, Telghet Gwardamanga, PIETA', Malta

Updated on 10 August 2022