A health innovation minister has admitted that public mistrust of Palantir may be driving a rise in NHS data opt-outs, just as ministers soften their stance on whether trusts must use the company’s Federated Data Platform. Continue reading Sixty Thousand Patients Opt Out Of Data Sharing Amid Palantir Concerns
Andy Burnham has told Britain that the NHS could collapse without a fundamental fix to social care, reviving a debate that has outlasted six prime ministers before him. For care providers and technology suppliers who have spent years planning around promises that never became policy, the question is whether this one will be any different. Continue reading Burnham’s Social Care Warning Puts Digital Reform Back on the Table
Yvette Cooper has been appointed health and social care secretary by Andy Burnham, taking charge of a department where the NHS Federated Data Platform contract and Palantir’s role within it are approaching a decision point. Her record across four previous Cabinet posts gives the sector plenty to judge her by.
Continue reading New Health Secretary Yvette Cooper Inherits NHS Digital Transformation’s Biggest Unresolved Row
The government has confirmed a comprehensive review of its £330 million NHS contract with US data analytics firm Palantir, with a decision due before a break clause falls in early 2027. Continue reading Ministers Order Full Review of Palantir’s £330m NHS Data Contract Ahead of 2027 Break Clause Decision
The National Data Guardian has written to NHS England demanding clarification after it emerged that external contractors had been granted access to identifiable patient information within the NHS Federated Data Platform contradicting assurances previously given to the watchdog. Continue reading NHS Data Guardian Demands Answers After Patient Records Found Accessible To Private Contractors
