The Single English County Saying No to Palantir
The UK government is facing calls to cancel a sprawling health care contract with Palantir. The region of Greater Manchester insists it can do a better job itself.
In 2023, the UK commissioned Palantir to create a "federated data platform" (FDP) to aggregate health data from across the country. While the FDP has reportedly improved wait times and hospital stays, it has become an issue of contention in the UK due to its potential involvement in sensitive US policies. Other European nations are also reevaluating their ties to Palantir amid tensions with the US administration.
The Greater Manchester health care board has declined to adopt Palantir's FDP, preferring their own platform, which they claim is more trusted and functional. The board argues that a technically strong system would fail without public trust. This dispute has sparked a national debate about the potential early termination of the NHS contract with Palantir in February 2026.
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