Many NHS trusts in England reject Palantir patient data platform

Freedom of information responses show 16 NHS trusts and health boards in England do not use Palantir's £330m federated data platform (FDP), launched in March 2024. Some said it offers no advantage over existing systems or trialled it and reverted. The government faces a decision on whether to exercise a break clause in the seven-year contract.

• 16 NHS trusts and boards said they do not use Palantir's FDP
• The federated data platform contract is worth £330m
• Palantir cites 117,000 additional operations and a 14.3% cut in discharge delays
• More than 44,000 people filed legal objections to their data being used in the FDP