Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to have benefited from it
Summary
A Guardian investigation found that 29 NHS trusts listed by NHS England as benefiting from Palantir’s Federated Data Platform (FDP) said the platform was not live or that they were not using its applications. NHS England said nearly 140 trusts had reported benefits, while a statistics watchdog said it would examine the claims through its casework process.Key Facts
- The FDP is a £330 million NHS data platform supplied by Palantir under a contract that began in 2024.
- NHS England lists 137 trusts as live with the platform and identifies 29 trusts as realising benefits, but those 29 told the Guardian they were not using it or its applications.
- Some trusts said the system was not live; University Hospitals of North Midlands said it did not intend to roll it out.
- NHS England has said that trusts using the FDP carried out 117,539 additional operations in one year, but it conceded it could not prove the platform caused the increase.
- The Office for Statistics Regulation said it would take the claim about trusts realising benefits forward through its casework function.
- Chi Onwurah, chair of the Commons science and technology committee, called for the government to use a 2027 break clause and hold an open competition for a UK-based supplier.
- The Commons health select committee is also calling for ministers to end Palantir’s deal.
- NHS England said nearly 140 trusts had reported benefits from tools on the platform.
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