Senior NHS officials warned staff over criticising rollout of Palantir platform
Ethical objections and uneven adoption have made the tech group’s contract a divisive issue within English health service
Ethical objections and uneven adoption have made the tech group’s contract a divisive issue within English health service

Controversial US tech group was awarded a £330mn contract in 2023 to collate hospital and patient information

The US technology company is opposed by some employees but its software is getting results

Ming Tang says the platform, which collates patient information in one place, is delivering ‘outstanding results’ in England

Staff from consultancy firms drafted in to work on Federated Data Platform project set to benefit

Government is under pressure to eject the controversial American company from NHS England data systems

With the NHS in triage mode, business and society need to shift to prevention of ill health