Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 65937

NHS: Palantir

Tabled: 8 July 2025

Answered: 14 July 2025

Question

Nick Timothy

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what the scope is of Palantir’s involvement in NHS data systems.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In 2023, NHS England awarded the contract for the NHS Federated Data Platform and Associated Services to a consortium led by Palantir Technologies.

Access to National Health Service health and social care data within the NHS Federated Data Platform is carefully controlled. Only authorised users are granted access to data for approved purposes. The contract has strict stipulations about confidentiality, and there is governance in place to monitor delivery and usage of the NHS Federated Data Platform. Palantir only operates under the instruction of the NHS when processing data on the platform. Palantir does not control the data in the platform, nor are they permitted to access, use, or share it for their own purposes.

Palantir previously provided the COVID-19 Data Platform.