UK health minister confirms NHS patients cannot opt out of Palantir data platform, but trusts can decline to use it
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Summary
Health minister Preet Kaur Gill has confirmed that NHS patients in England cannot opt out of their data being processed by the Palantir-built Federated Data Platform (FDP). However, individual NHS trusts can choose not to use the system. The National Data Opt-Out only applies to secondary uses of data like planning and research, not to the FDP's primary data processing. The statement came in response to Labour MP Neil Duncan-Jordan, as Parliament considers the FDP contract renewal scheduled for February 2027.
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The National Data Opt-Out does not currently apply to
Minister says trusts can go it alone on procurement as Parliament mulls February 2027 FDP contract renewal
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