UK data guardian demands NHS explain Palantir staff's unlimited access to patient data
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Summary
The UK government's independent data guardian, Nicola Byrne, has called on NHS officials to explain why they failed to disclose that staff from companies like Palantir would have "unlimited access" to identifiable patient information. This follows an FT report revealing that NHS England created a new "admin" role for some external employees working on the National Data Integration Tenant, a data platform described as a "safe haven" before data is pseudonymised and transferred elsewhere.
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The move by Nicola Byrne, national data guardian, comes after the FT reported that NHS England had agreed to create a new 'admin' role for some external employees working on one part of the health service's flagship data platform.
The National Data Integration Tenant, described as a 'safe haven for data' before it is 'pseudonymised' and transferred to other systems.
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