NHS Staff Boycott Palantir Data Platform Amid Ethical Concerns Over £330M Deal
NHS staff are boycotting Palantir's data platform due to ethical concerns, following a £330 million contract awarded to the controversial US tech group. This comes as an MP previously rejected Palantir's claim that criticism of the NHS England data deal was 'ideologically motivated'.
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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
Read full article →MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’
Head of committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company Claims by Palantir that concerns over the US data analytics company’s multimillion-pound NHS contract are “ideologically motivated” have been rejected by the chair of a parliamentary committee. It was also appropriate for the government to seek guidance on activating a break contract in the deal, said Chi Onwurah, a Labour MP who heads the science, innovation and technology ...
By Ben Quinn Political correspondent
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