# NHS wants a second opinion on Palantir’s glowing self-assessments

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nhs-wants-a-second-opinion-on-palantirs-glowing-self-assessments/
- Published: 2026-11-06T09:30:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T09:51:57+00:00
- Original publisher: The Register
- Original article: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/06/nhs-wants-a-second-opinion-on-palantirs-glowing-self-assessments/5307809
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- NHS England wants to review Palantir’s future FDP benefit claims.
- Evidence has not established that the platform caused reported improvements.
- An independent evaluation is under way.

## Summary

NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey plans to tell Palantir to have future claims about the benefits of its Federated Data Platform (FDP) reviewed by NHS England. The move follows scrutiny of claims that the platform has improved hospital performance, while Mackey acknowledged that enforcing such approval may be difficult under the contract.

The £330 million contract was awarded in November 2023, and NHS England said 137 of the 139 trusts using the platform reported benefits as of June. It also attributed 111,589 additional procedures to an FDP-based tool, but a Freedom of Information response found nearly a third of user trusts were carrying out fewer procedures than before its launch. A regulator has called for clearer communication and noted that other factors have not been controlled for; an independent evaluation is under way, with findings expected after ministers decide whether to extend the contract beyond March 2027.

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