During the spring of 2024 the EU Commission will most probably decide on the final version of the European Health Data Space, and also the timeline for implementation. The aim of the EHDS is to increase access for both primary and secondary use across member states, and thereby create a flow of health data within the union, but under a clear regulation. The EHDS focuses both on primary use of health data (for example providing care and sharing data during a health crisis), and on how to organize electronic health care records to increase their capacity of interoperability. Finally, a major aim with the EHDS is to increase access to health data for research and innovation, so called secondary use.

The Centre for Health Data (CHD), which is part of Region Stockholm coordinates requests for health data for research and innovation purposes. This presentation will describe barriers and possibilities with providing health data during the current system, and how the EHDS may impact regional work with health data provision.