NHS England deletes claim that 137 hospital trusts benefit from Palantir's AI data platform

Nov 12, 2026
The list came down after 29 trusts told the Guardian they were not using all or most of the system, as ministers weigh extending Palantir's £330m contract.

NHS England has removed a webpage claiming that 137 hospital trusts were "live" with and "realising benefits" from the Federated Data Platform built by Palantir, after the Guardian found that 29 of them were not using all or most of it, the Guardian reported.

The AI-powered platform is meant to improve patient outcomes, make operating theatres more efficient and speed up discharges. A shorter page now says only that early users are "already seeing real results". The UK's statistics regulator is examining NHS England's claims about how widely the system is used, and had earlier warned there was no evidence for a claim that it helped deliver more than 100,000 extra operations.

The change comes as ministers decide whether to extend Palantir's £330m contract to 2029. "When NHS England makes claims like this without checking them, it destroys trust," said Labour MP Ben Coleman, who wants the contract dropped in favour of an open health data platform. The campaign group Medact found the gaps by sending freedom of information requests to every hospital and integrated care board in England.

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