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Concerns voiced as Palantir wins £330m NHS data contract
NHS England has awarded US IT group Palantir the contract to create a new federated data platform (FDP) designed to bring together existing NHS data into a single framework, reigniting debate about patient privacy and the security of medical records. Palantir has been charged with leading the roll-out of new software next spring to deliver “better joined-up care for millions of patients, help tackle waiting lists, and reduce hospital discharge delays,” said NHS England in a statement. Accenture, PwC, NECS, and Carnall Farrar will also support the project, which could be worth “up to £330 million” over the next seven years. Media attention has focused on Palantir – chaired by Donald Trump ally and PayPal co-founder Peter Thiel, who has said publicly he believes the NHS should be privatised – and concerns about handing over detailed patient data to a private, overseas company that some claim has a chequered ethical record. Amnesty International said Palantir was a “very troubling choice”, given “human rights controversies” surrounding the company, alluding to its involvement in the controversial data-driven deportation programme implemented by the Trump administration, which is alleged to have separated children from families, and the provision of tech used by governments to carry out surveillance on citizens. For now, the FDP contract seems to stop short of providing access to patient-level data, focusing instead on vacancy data and planning, according to Professor James Davenport, an IT specialist at the University of Bath. “The main threat here is what the military call ‘mission creep’, as Palantir, etc., say ‘we could do a better job if we had access to a bit more data’,” he said. NHS England said the FDP will cover real-time data, such as the number of beds in a hospital, the size of elective waiting lists, staff rosters, the availability of medical supplies and social care places, and will help efficient use of resources, It stressed that GP data will not be fed into the system, and it will not be accessible for research purposes. “No company involved in the Federated Data Platform can access health and care data without the explicit permission of the NHS,” it asserted. “All data within the platform is under the control of the NHS and will only be used for direct care and planning.” Amnesty International’s business and human rights director, Peter Frankental, said the public needs “assurance that their personal information won’t be harvested by...
NHS data in spotlight again as Palantir wins new contract
The 12-month contract - worth £25 million - puts Palantir in strong contention for a £480 million contract to provide the FDP, which would create a single point of access to patient data ...
Navigating the Controversy: Palantir's NHS Contract and Future of ...
The UK government's decision to place Palantir, a company primarily known for its expertise in spy tech, at the fulcrum of the NHS' data analytics has sparked a complex debate. This in-depth analysis available at The Register dives into the multiple dimensions of this partnership.
