🔴 Wes Streeting has said that Palantir is “absolutely critical to the future of the NHS.”
But Palantir’s £330m NHS platform is “slow an clunky” and eight to ten times slower at analysing data than the current NHS tool in use
Massive scoop on Democracy for Sale:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
But Palantir’s £330m NHS platform is “slow an clunky” and eight to ten times slower at analysing data than the current NHS tool in use
Massive scoop on Democracy for Sale:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
Revealed: Palantir’s NHS tech is ten times slower than current system
NHS leaders privately told that “clunky” £330m platform built by Trump donor Peter Thiel’s firm is “slow” and has “poor user experience”, new documents show
open.substack.com
May 23, 2026 at 9:36 AM
🔴 Wes Streeting has said that Palantir is “absolutely critical to the future of the NHS.”
But Palantir’s £330m NHS platform is “slow an clunky” and eight to ten times slower at analysing data than the current NHS tool in use
Massive scoop on Democracy for Sale:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
But Palantir’s £330m NHS platform is “slow an clunky” and eight to ten times slower at analysing data than the current NHS tool in use
Massive scoop on Democracy for Sale:
open.substack.com/pub/democrac...
NHS data should be driving innovation & improvement – it’s an amazing resource
We just published the sequel to our 2021 "Road to Hell" paper on using NHS data for research... things are worse!
Buckle up for a long 🧵about *how COMPLETELY mad* system is for accessing NHS data for research
1/20
We just published the sequel to our 2021 "Road to Hell" paper on using NHS data for research... things are worse!
Buckle up for a long 🧵about *how COMPLETELY mad* system is for accessing NHS data for research
1/20
May 1, 2026 at 6:44 PM
NHS data should be driving innovation & improvement – it’s an amazing resource
We just published the sequel to our 2021 "Road to Hell" paper on using NHS data for research... things are worse!
Buckle up for a long 🧵about *how COMPLETELY mad* system is for accessing NHS data for research
1/20
We just published the sequel to our 2021 "Road to Hell" paper on using NHS data for research... things are worse!
Buckle up for a long 🧵about *how COMPLETELY mad* system is for accessing NHS data for research
1/20
Tory legacy
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
NHS backlog data analysis
Analysis of monthly data releases by NHS England to highlight the huge pressures being placed on backlogs across the NHS - including operations data, cancer waiting list GP referrals and A&E waiting t...
www.bma.org.uk
December 31, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Tory legacy
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
Backlog of 7.3m NHS England hospital appointments; 6.24m individuals awaiting treatment.
2.8m waiting over 18 weeks or more.
NHS money depleted by PFI payments, privatization of services.
Farage prefers US style insurance-based system, millions won't get any healthcare.
The problem the government has is that Palantir built the entire integration system for NHS trust data and can't be replaced without enormous cost / loss of productivity...
Governments serious about national security should have nothing to do with Palantir.
Palantir co-founder & Musk confidant supports unlawful Rogue Govt executive action (which is the current strategy/policy) for speed, conflict. Based on endorsing the great replacement conspiracy theory as justification.
April 21, 2025 at 10:59 AM
The problem the government has is that Palantir built the entire integration system for NHS trust data and can't be replaced without enormous cost / loss of productivity...
Palantir currently runs the tech that links our health data across the NHS
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
March 2, 2026 at 8:53 AM
Palantir currently runs the tech that links our health data across the NHS
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:59 AM
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
In 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."
tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
We can’t trust Palantir with our NHS data
Is this really the company we should be entrusting with our health service’s digital architecture?
tinyurl.com
April 21, 2026 at 3:37 AM
"Palantir is not just a problem of profiteering from our national healthcare system— it's a fundamental threat to the democratic control of our public infrastructure + the privacy of every citizen. By giving our taxes to this company, we are aiding their operations everywhere."
tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
tinyurl.com/3ejuyv89
And let’s not forget Thiel was behind Cambridge Analytica (Brexit Facebook ads) & Palantir who have access to our NHS data.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS England must cancel its contract with Palantir
In November 2023, NHS England awarded Palantir a £330m contract to create a new data management system called the Federated Data Platform (FDP) that aims to provide “joined up” NHS services.1 Palantir...
www.bmj.com
March 1, 2025 at 7:34 AM
And let’s not forget Thiel was behind Cambridge Analytica (Brexit Facebook ads) & Palantir who have access to our NHS data.
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS pays hospitals £33 for each patient removed from waiting list
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
www.thetimes.com/article/d718...
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
www.thetimes.com/article/d718...
NHS pays hospitals £33 for each patient removed from waiting list
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
www.thetimes.com
August 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
NHS pays hospitals £33 for each patient removed from waiting list
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
www.thetimes.com/article/d718...
A lack of data surrounding the incentives has raised fears that trusts are gaming the system to bring numbers down
www.thetimes.com/article/d718...
How can @bbcr4today do an entire item about keeping NHS data private without telling people the horse has already bolted. Never mentioned that the government, despite protest & huge concerns, sold our NHS data to US firm Palantir, formerly run by Musk’s mate, Peter Thiel www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS England must cancel its contract with Palantir
In November 2023, NHS England awarded Palantir a £330m contract to create a new data management system called the Federated Data Platform (FDP) that aims to provide “joined up” NHS services.1 Palantir...
www.bmj.com
February 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
How can @bbcr4today do an entire item about keeping NHS data private without telling people the horse has already bolted. Never mentioned that the government, despite protest & huge concerns, sold our NHS data to US firm Palantir, formerly run by Musk’s mate, Peter Thiel www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS England aims for faster cancer treatment with new data tool
NHS England aims for faster cancer treatment with new data tool
Cancer 360 will help collate patient information from spreadsheets, emails and records into single digital system
Millions of cancer patients have been promised faster diagnosis and treatment, with the rollout of a new technology across the NHS in England.
The tool, called Cancer 360, is designed to bring cancer patients’ data into one central system in order that doctors and nurses can prioritise those most in need and see them more quickly. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
May 3, 2025 at 11:09 PM
NHS England aims for faster cancer treatment with new data tool
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
Govt officials warned that the contract would not offer value for money, but Starmer and Streeting still went ahead.
Mandelson took Starmer to meet Palantir’s chief executive.
You want to opt out of Palantir abusing your health data, right?
Sign the petition and share, please!
Sign the petition and share, please!
Petition: Introduce an NHS data opt-out & require a consultation for system expansions
Introduce a clear national opt-out for NHS data processed in the Federated Data Platform (FDP) and National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT) and require a full public consultation before any further exp...
petition.parliament.uk
February 15, 2026 at 12:41 PM
You want to opt out of Palantir abusing your health data, right?
Sign the petition and share, please!
Sign the petition and share, please!
The UK needs data sovereignty. Palantir should not be shaping the future of the NHS.
When doctors and @unison.org.uk raise concerns, government must listen.
We need to cut this relationship and build a system based on ethics, values, transparency and data sovereignty.
When doctors and @unison.org.uk raise concerns, government must listen.
We need to cut this relationship and build a system based on ethics, values, transparency and data sovereignty.
April 20, 2026 at 10:03 AM
The UK needs data sovereignty. Palantir should not be shaping the future of the NHS.
When doctors and @unison.org.uk raise concerns, government must listen.
We need to cut this relationship and build a system based on ethics, values, transparency and data sovereignty.
When doctors and @unison.org.uk raise concerns, government must listen.
We need to cut this relationship and build a system based on ethics, values, transparency and data sovereignty.
‼️🚨 BREAKING: NHS England has confirmed Palantir has access to identifiable UK patient data through a new "admin" role on the Federated Data Platform, the central data-sharing system the US spy-tech firm has run for the NHS since 2023 under a £330M contract.
May 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
‼️🚨 BREAKING: NHS England has confirmed Palantir has access to identifiable UK patient data through a new "admin" role on the Federated Data Platform, the central data-sharing system the US spy-tech firm has run for the NHS since 2023 under a £330M contract.
This might be important to some people
September 5, 2025 at 9:23 AM
This might be important to some people
Any NHS data system MUST be owned and run by the nation, the patients, because it is our valuable private information and it belongs to us!!
Private profit making corporations cannot be trusted!!
www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-is-...
Private profit making corporations cannot be trusted!!
www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-is-...
Palantir is turning the NHS into a tool for mass surveillance
Kicking out Palantir, experts warn, may not solve the problems its Federated Data Platform has created.
www.opendemocracy.net
June 6, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Any NHS data system MUST be owned and run by the nation, the patients, because it is our valuable private information and it belongs to us!!
Private profit making corporations cannot be trusted!!
www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-is-...
Private profit making corporations cannot be trusted!!
www.opendemocracy.net/palantir-is-...
The problem with these Palantir deals is not primarily data security.
It's the fact we are creating single points of failure in the NHS, armed forces, and police. Palantir has massive leverage over essential information and logistics systems. A bad idea....
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
It's the fact we are creating single points of failure in the NHS, armed forces, and police. Palantir has massive leverage over essential information and logistics systems. A bad idea....
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
NHS deal with AI firm Palantir called into question after officials’ concerns revealed
Exclusive: in 2025 briefing to Wes Streeting, officials warned reputation of tech firm behind US ICE operations would hinder rollout of data system in UK
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 8:59 AM
The problem with these Palantir deals is not primarily data security.
It's the fact we are creating single points of failure in the NHS, armed forces, and police. Palantir has massive leverage over essential information and logistics systems. A bad idea....
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
It's the fact we are creating single points of failure in the NHS, armed forces, and police. Palantir has massive leverage over essential information and logistics systems. A bad idea....
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
ICYMI: Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
200,000-strong union says spy-tech firm's ICE work undermines patient trust
British doctors are being urged to pull back from the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) after their union called on members to stop non-clinical use of the Palantir-built system.…
dlvr.it
February 12, 2026 at 7:09 PM
ICYMI: Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
Palantir have been awarded a contract for NHS data.
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
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Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
January 12, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Palantir have been awarded a contract for NHS data.
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
Yes, the same Palantir that supported mass deportation in the US and enabled genocide in Gaza.
We can’t let a company like this take control of our healthcare system
Find out if your local trust is using Palantir 👇
goodlaw.social/658abc
Questions have been raised about whether Palantir can be trusted, is effective or even value for Money!!
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
NHS England must cancel its contract with Palantir
In November 2023, NHS England awarded Palantir a £330m contract to create a new data management system called the Federated Data Platform (FDP) that aims to provide “joined up” NHS services.1 Palantir...
www.bmj.com
January 26, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Questions have been raised about whether Palantir can be trusted, is effective or even value for Money!!
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
www.bmj.com/content/386/...
While the NHS faces challenges, some MPs are receiving significant donations from companies profiting from our healthcare system.
We believe the NHS should be for patients, not for-profit interests.
Read the full report and see the data for yourself: link in bio.
We believe the NHS should be for patients, not for-profit interests.
Read the full report and see the data for yourself: link in bio.
April 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM
While the NHS faces challenges, some MPs are receiving significant donations from companies profiting from our healthcare system.
We believe the NHS should be for patients, not for-profit interests.
Read the full report and see the data for yourself: link in bio.
We believe the NHS should be for patients, not for-profit interests.
Read the full report and see the data for yourself: link in bio.
Palantir’s work with Britain’s National Health Service is an important precedent here www.bmj.com/content/386/...
April 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Palantir’s work with Britain’s National Health Service is an important precedent here www.bmj.com/content/386/...
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
200,000-strong union says spy-tech firm's ICE work undermines patient trust
British doctors are being urged to pull back from the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) after their union called on members to stop non-clinical use of the Palantir-built system.…
dlvr.it
February 11, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Doctors told to give Palantir's NHS data platform the cold shoulder
But the NHS didn't consult trans people, or anyone with any knowledge of the field of trans health care.
They relied on the assertions of a charlatan sociologist demanding arbitrary changes in a system she has no expertise in for the sake of a spurious "data accuracy".
And the NHS blindly did so.
They relied on the assertions of a charlatan sociologist demanding arbitrary changes in a system she has no expertise in for the sake of a spurious "data accuracy".
And the NHS blindly did so.
July 28, 2026 at 12:59 PM
But the NHS didn't consult trans people, or anyone with any knowledge of the field of trans health care.
They relied on the assertions of a charlatan sociologist demanding arbitrary changes in a system she has no expertise in for the sake of a spurious "data accuracy".
And the NHS blindly did so.
They relied on the assertions of a charlatan sociologist demanding arbitrary changes in a system she has no expertise in for the sake of a spurious "data accuracy".
And the NHS blindly did so.