Laura Hughes , Financial Times; NHS staff boycott Palantir’s data platform over ethical concerns
Controversial US tech group was awarded a £330mn contract in 2023 to collate hospital and patient information
"A growing number of NHS staff are refusing to work on Palantir’s health data platform over ethical concerns about the controversial US tech company.
The technology company was awarded a £330mn contract in 2023 to create the Federated Data Platform (FDP), which collates NHS operational data such as waiting lists, staffing, patient information and operating theatre schedules.
Palantir’s NHS role has become increasingly contentious owing to its work in the US defence sector and co-founder and chief executive Alex Karp’s outspoken backing for Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown."
