Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to have benefited from it
Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official More than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal. The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising benefits” from the controversial…
An investigation by the Guardian has revealed a discrepancy between the NHS's claims that 29 hospital trusts are benefiting from Palantir's AI-powered medical data platform and the actual use of the technology by these trusts. The 29 trusts listed by NHS England as "realising benefits" from the £330 million federated data platform (FDP) have reported that they are not using all or most of the system's applications.
A senior health official described this gap in information as "very misleading." Palantir's UK and Europe chief executive, Louis Mosley, responded by accusing critics of having a "Palantir Derangement Syndrome" and stated that ending the contract would be "putting politics above patients." The controversy has led to calls for the health secretary, Yvette Cooper, to review the contract and potentially end it. An OSR watchdog is now investigating the claims of benefits made by the trusts.
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