Campaigners claim patient privacy concerns around new data platform
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
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.
Labour and Conservative ministers call for more scrutiny
Nicola Byrne: People want to feel confident that the power dynamics are not skewed in favour of the commercial company
Palantir has been awarded five consecutive NHS contracts without a competitive bidding process
FoI request reveals Palantir's ties to UK government