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Sheffield Children’s Hospital bosses questioned over contract with controversial firm Palantir
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Explained simply
Palantir is a data analytics company that works with governments and large institutions to process and analyse information. It has attracted controversy and ongoing scrutiny over its practices related to data privacy, surveillance, and how it handles sensitive personal information.
Sheffield Children's Hospital is a major NHS facility in northern England that treats young patients. Any organisation handling children's data faces heightened public scrutiny because of the sensitivity of such information and concerns about protecting vulnerable young people.
Questions about the hospital's contract with Palantir reflect concerns about whether such a partnership is appropriate for an institution storing children's personal and medical records. These concerns are part of broader debates about how the NHS should manage data and which external companies it works with.
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