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Ministers seek advice on scrapping Palantir NHS data contract
UK ministers consider ending Palantir's NHS contract amid concerns over data sovereignty and US defense ties, despite the platform aiding 123 hospital trusts and delivering 110,000 extra operations.
- British officials are exploring ways to eject Palantir Technologies from data systems used by the National Health Service, according to recent reports.
- Controversy surrounds the company's suitability after MPs, NHS staff, and medical trade unions raised concerns about its ties to the defense sector and CEO Alex Karp's vocal support for Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.
- Switzerland repeatedly rejected Palantir systems after officials raised concerns about data sovereignty and risks the U.S. government could access sensitive records, given the firm's services to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- A seven-year £330 million contract awarded in 2023 to create a data platform remains a focal point for critics questioning the management of sensitive patient information.
- While Palantir Technologies aims to grow its commercial division, which logged $2.1 billion in revenue in 2025, the company remains heavily reliant on government contracts worth $1.9 billion annually.
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Ministers look to scrap Palantir's £330m NHS contract
Government ministers are exploring a way out of a major NHS contract awarded to controversial American tech firm Palantir, according to reports. Over the weekend, the Financial Times reported that ministers had explored triggering a break clause in the £330m deal with the analytics and AI firm. Palantir had been awarded the contract to deliver the Federated Data Platform (FDP), an AI-enabled data platform designed to connect disparate health inf…
Palantir will not gain access to NHS Scotland on ScotGov's watch: Logan
Seamus Logan MP is backing a campaign to prevent the UK Government from renewing US spy tech firm, Palantir’s, contract to access to patients’ health data. Medical organisations have come together to push for an alternative NHS data solution that is effective, trustworthy and transparent and outwith the control of American tech giants. As SNP Spokesperson for Health and Social Care, Mr Logan is keen to emphasise that this is already the case in …
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