Health

Concerns over patient data ethics, Palantir's lobbying tactics and costs aren't going away

Tender for FDP platform also set to be announced imminently

NHS England seeks suppliers to facilitate better patient communications and online consultations

Controversial big data analytics firm Palantir has been awarded the £0.5 billion contract to create an NHS patient data platform, pending ministerial approval, according to health news website Digital Health.

'Bluntly, it is the wrong company to put in charge of our precious data resource'

'This process is a mess', say campaign groups

Move comes ahead of expected announcement of Federated Data Platform contract award

Newcastle Hospitals Foundation NHS Trust blames computer error

The fabric of the state is crumbling, and that applies to the digital realm as much as the physical.

Former head of NHSX, Matthew Gould played a significant role in the procurement of the NHS data store during the pandemic