UK government reviews Palantir's £330 million NHS data contract amid expert concerns
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Lindsay Clark
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The UK government is reviewing its contract with Palantir, the US data analytics company, which has been a controversial partner for NHS England. Initially awarded a £1 contract during the pandemic to provide data tools, Palantir later secured £60 million in uncontested deals and a £330 million award for the Federated Data Platform to tackle the elective care backlog. Experts welcome the review, citing concerns that NHS England missed opportunities to grow the UK's domestic health tech market by relying on Palantir.
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· 3 pulledExperts have welcomed the UK government's decision to review its contract with Palantir to provide software central to tackling the elective care backlog.
The US spy-tech biz has, for some, been a controversial presence at the heart of the National Health Service in England since it was awarded a contract for just £1 to help provide data tools during the pandemic.
It later won £60 million in uncontested deals.
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