Written questions

NHS: Palantir

2026-06-03 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL696 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government why a significant change allowing Palantir contractors access to identifiable NHS patient data remained undisclosed until it was exposed by external pressure.

Answer

The NHS Federated Data Platform (NHS FDP) safely connects information from different systems across the National Health Service into a single, secure environment. This allows staff to co-ordinate care better to improve outcomes for patients. The NHS FDP ...