Palantir: Coalition urges NHS organisations to refuse to use controversial tech giant’s software

BMJ 2026 Open access

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Authors: Stephen Armstrong
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.s481
Cited by: 5
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Abstract

Every hospital in England has been urged to disobey an NHS directive to use software operated by controversial US analytics software company Palantir.A coalition of human rights, health and patient organisations, and unions sent out the plea to NHS trusts by email, out of concern over Palantir's federated data platform (FDP).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Healthcare Systems and Challenges Health Services Management and Policy COVID-19 Digital Contact Tracing

Publication details

Journal / source
BMJ
Publisher
BMJ
Volume
392
Pages
s481–s481
Publication date
12 March 2026
Language
EN