Palantir has been lobbying UK health officials to expand its AI technology's access to National Health Service (NHS) general practitioner (GP) records. The company, whose existing £330m contract with NHS England for its federated data platform (FDP) was intended to exclude GP data, argues that integrating this information is crucial for improving patient care and operational efficiency. However, this push has raised concerns among medical groups and patient advocates who fear it could erode patient trust and privacy, especially given Palantir's past work with other government agencies. AI
IMPACT Potential expansion of AI in healthcare data management, raising concerns about patient trust and data privacy.
RANK_REASON Lobbying effort by a major AI company to expand its data access within a national healthcare system. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.4]
- British Medical Association
- Foxglove
- Jeremy Corbyn
- Louis Mosley
- Nhs
- Palantir
- Peter Thiel
- Rishi Sunak
- Tom Watson
- Yvette Cooper
- Zack Polanski
- Zarah Sultana
- Zubir Ahmed
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