“We object to working on Palantir's FDP – it is not & never was, the right choice for the Health Service. NHS must not renew Palantir's contract & we will fight internally to make that happen”…
“There is a better way & we are willing to build it ourselves”
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www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
“There is a better way & we are willing to build it ourselves”
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www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why
As NHS data workers, we see Federated Data Platform’s flaws up close. That’s why we’ve launched an open letter to fight it
www.opendemocracy.net
May 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
“We object to working on Palantir's FDP – it is not & never was, the right choice for the Health Service. NHS must not renew Palantir's contract & we will fight internally to make that happen”…
“There is a better way & we are willing to build it ourselves”
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www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
“There is a better way & we are willing to build it ourselves”
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www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.
‘Potential security risk': Unpacking the UK's trust issues with Palantir
Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.
www.aljazeera.com
May 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Analysts say it is challenging to track whether Palantir is sticking to the terms of its NHS contract.
“People are saying, ‘I refuse to work on this software. You have to find something else for me to do’,” said one senior NHS official who manages data analysts. “They’re calling it a workplace adjustment. “
“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.”
Good for them 👏👏👏 #NoToPalantir www.ft.com/content/dbb6...
Good for them 👏👏👏 #NoToPalantir www.ft.com/content/dbb6...
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
www.ft.com
April 2, 2026 at 10:20 AM
“People are saying, ‘I refuse to work on this software. You have to find something else for me to do’,” said one senior NHS official who manages data analysts. “They’re calling it a workplace adjustment. “
NHS England’s Federated Data Platform, built & run by Palantir Technologies, poses risks to patient trust, staff wellbeing, data quality, national sovereignty & the long-term integrity of NHS data infrastructure.
We should know, we’re the people working on it.
www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We should know, we’re the people working on it.
www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why
As NHS data workers, we see Federated Data Platform’s flaws up close. That’s why we’ve launched an open letter to fight it
www.opendemocracy.net
May 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
NHS England’s Federated Data Platform, built & run by Palantir Technologies, poses risks to patient trust, staff wellbeing, data quality, national sovereignty & the long-term integrity of NHS data infrastructure.
We should know, we’re the people working on it.
www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We should know, we’re the people working on it.
www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why
As NHS data workers, we see Federated Data Platform’s flaws up close. That’s why we’ve launched an open letter to fight it
www.opendemocracy.net
September 28, 2026 at 2:13 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
July 19, 2026 at 4:36 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
August 26, 2026 at 8:33 AM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
Meanwhile hidden behind the Braverman noise - health no longer matters
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
With NHS waiting times on the rise and a challenging winter ahead, analysts claim the ‘financial bottom line’ is being prioritised
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2023 at 12:14 PM
Meanwhile hidden behind the Braverman noise - health no longer matters
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
‘In private, senior NHS executives acknowledge that there are problems with Palantir’s technology – not least its deep unpopularity with data analysts. A briefing for senior NHS leaders in February complained that the FDP is “slow and clunky”.’
On Palantir and the NHS:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
On Palantir and the NHS:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Peter Geoghegan and Lucas Amin · ‘This looks absolutely rubbish’: Palantir and the NHS
A decade ago Palantir was largely unknown in the UK. It now holds public contracts worth hundreds of millions of pounds...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 26, 2026 at 2:52 PM
‘In private, senior NHS executives acknowledge that there are problems with Palantir’s technology – not least its deep unpopularity with data analysts. A briefing for senior NHS leaders in February complained that the FDP is “slow and clunky”.’
On Palantir and the NHS:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
On Palantir and the NHS:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Almost one in eight Britons now has private medical insurance, say healthcare analysts
Almost one in eight Britons now has private medical insurance, say healthcare analysts
Number of people covered by a private medical insurance policy hit a record high of 4.68 million at the end of 2023
Almost one in eight Britons now has medical insurance – the highest proportion since 2008 – with NHS care delays driving a rise in people…
www.theguardian.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Almost one in eight Britons now has private medical insurance, say healthcare analysts
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
September 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
August 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
June 16, 2026 at 12:39 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
NEW Substack blog by the excellent NHS Analysts Together - part of the No Palantir in the NHS campaign.
Recommended reading for campaigners interested in Palantir, the Federated Data Platform and the NHS
nhsdataanalyststogether.substack.com/p/understand...
@medact.bsky.social @justtreatment.org
Recommended reading for campaigners interested in Palantir, the Federated Data Platform and the NHS
nhsdataanalyststogether.substack.com/p/understand...
@medact.bsky.social @justtreatment.org
December 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
NEW Substack blog by the excellent NHS Analysts Together - part of the No Palantir in the NHS campaign.
Recommended reading for campaigners interested in Palantir, the Federated Data Platform and the NHS
nhsdataanalyststogether.substack.com/p/understand...
@medact.bsky.social @justtreatment.org
Recommended reading for campaigners interested in Palantir, the Federated Data Platform and the NHS
nhsdataanalyststogether.substack.com/p/understand...
@medact.bsky.social @justtreatment.org
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
August 3, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
May 19, 2026 at 5:55 AM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
📝 Latest figures show waiting lists remain at 7.4m. Analysts now expect the government to fall short of its pledge that 65% of patients should be treated within 18 weeks.
We knew this was coming...
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
We knew this was coming...
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
Government set to miss key NHS waiting list pledge as Labour fails to tackle crisis
While the government looks set to considerably reduce the waiting list, it is likely to fall just short of its own target
www.independent.co.uk
September 25, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📝 Latest figures show waiting lists remain at 7.4m. Analysts now expect the government to fall short of its pledge that 65% of patients should be treated within 18 weeks.
We knew this was coming...
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
We knew this was coming...
Read more: www.independent.co.uk/news/health/...
NHS hospital league tables are brought back by ministers
NHS hospital league tables are brought back by ministers
All health trusts in England ranked from best to worst but analysts say idea is of ‘limited use’ to patients
Labour has published the first football-style league tables to rank hospitals in England from best to worst since the early 2000s, despite warnings it would not help patients choose where to seek care.
Moorfields specialist eye hospital in London tops the table, with the Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, bottom. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NHS hospital league tables are brought back by ministers
Constantly pushing the "more resources to the front line" narrative and disparaging non-frontline staff totally misses the point. The NHS is desperately short of analysts and managers who could deploy the budget more effectively...
April 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Constantly pushing the "more resources to the front line" narrative and disparaging non-frontline staff totally misses the point. The NHS is desperately short of analysts and managers who could deploy the budget more effectively...
Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk has been named as the worst performing hospital in the NHS league table published today.
Norfolk hospital worst in country as NHS league tables reintroduced
All health trusts in England ranked from best to worst but analysts say idea is of ‘limited use’ to patients
www.theguardian.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Queen Elizabeth hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk has been named as the worst performing hospital in the NHS league table published today.
Pleased to be at the @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social’s annual conference for analysts and evaluators in the NHS, looking at how digital innovations can be used to transform health services and our understanding of them
May 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Pleased to be at the @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social and @healthfoundation.bsky.social’s annual conference for analysts and evaluators in the NHS, looking at how digital innovations can be used to transform health services and our understanding of them
Tories doing what they do best. Putting more importance on money than people’s lives
“One NHS finance chief said they believed it was the first time in a decade that they had been told the “bottom line for the NHS” this winter was “the financial bottom line”.
“One NHS finance chief said they believed it was the first time in a decade that they had been told the “bottom line for the NHS” this winter was “the financial bottom line”.
Sunak’s waiting list pledge ‘downgraded’ as NHS is told to control costs
With NHS waiting times on the rise and a challenging winter ahead, analysts claim the ‘financial bottom line’ is being prioritised
www.theguardian.com
November 12, 2023 at 9:47 AM
Tories doing what they do best. Putting more importance on money than people’s lives
“One NHS finance chief said they believed it was the first time in a decade that they had been told the “bottom line for the NHS” this winter was “the financial bottom line”.
“One NHS finance chief said they believed it was the first time in a decade that they had been told the “bottom line for the NHS” this winter was “the financial bottom line”.
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...
August 20, 2026 at 1:47 PM
We’re NHS analysts organising together against Palantir. Here’s why www.opendemocracy.net/nhs-england-...