--- title: 29 NHS trusts said to benefit from Palantir don’t use... description: NHS England lists 29 hospital trusts as 'realising benefits' from Palantir's data platform, but those trusts say they aren't actually using it. Robert Booth... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/29-nhs-trusts-said-to-benefit-from-palantir-don-t-use-it-guardian-reports-pyp1nr7as twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 29 NHS trusts said to benefit from Palantir don’t use it, Guardian reports | daily.dev og:description: NHS England lists 29 hospital trusts as 'realising benefits' from Palantir's data platform, but those trusts say they aren't actually using it. Robert Booth... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/29-nhs-trusts-said-to-benefit-from-palantir-don-t-use-it-guardian-reports-pyp1nr7as og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/pYp1Nr7AS.png og:image:alt: 29 NHS trusts said to benefit from Palantir don’t use it, Guardian reports og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 29 NHS trusts said to benefit from Palantir don’t use it, Guardian reports **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary NHS England lists 29 hospital trusts as 'realising benefits' from Palantir's data platform, but those trusts say they aren't actually using it. Robert Booth reported the findings based on over 100 freedom of information requests filed by the charity Medact. NHS England says 142 trusts are live and 137 report benefits, on a £330m platform rolling out since April 2024. One senior health official called the discrepancy 'very misleading'. University Hospitals of North Midlands said 'FDP is not live. We do not intend to roll it out in the future.' The Office for Statistics Regulation will now review the benefits claim, and lawmaker Chi Onwurah wants the government to use a 2027 break clause to end the contract. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### How many NHS trusts say they don't actually use the Palantir data platform despite being listed as benefiting from it? 29 NHS hospital trusts listed by NHS England as 'realising benefits' from Palantir's federated data platform said the system is not live for them or that they don't use any of its applications. The findings came from over 100 freedom of information requests filed by the charity Medact and reported by the Guardian. NHS England's own figures claim 142 trusts are live and 137 report benefits. _Anyone tracking public sector tech procurement can follow how these data platform claims hold up on daily.dev._ ### How much is the NHS federated data platform contract with Palantir worth and when did it start? The federated data platform is a £330m contract that began rolling out in April 2024. It aims to join up scattered medical records, speed up hospital discharges, and improve surgery scheduling across NHS trusts. A 2027 break clause exists in the contract, which lawmaker Chi Onwurah wants the government to invoke to end the deal with Palantir. _Developers weighing vendor lock-in risks can keep tabs on how this contract dispute unfolds via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Health minister says mistrust of Palantir is pushing NHS patients to opt out of data sharing](https://daily.dev/posts/health-minister-says-mistrust-of-palantir-is-pushing-nhs-patients-to-opt-out-of-data-sharing-qpnnvehid) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Campaigners claim NHS Palantir data could reach govt depts](https://daily.dev/posts/campaigners-claim-nhs-palantir-data-could-reach-govt-depts-hue4nycgw) · The Register · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [NHS staff refusing to use FDP over Palantir ethical concerns](https://daily.dev/posts/nhs-staff-refusing-to-use-fdp-over-palantir-ethical-concerns-mcbkj5hbu) · Hacker News · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [44,000 object to Palantir’s NHS data platform, the Guardian reports](https://daily.dev/posts/44-000-object-to-palantir-s-nhs-data-platform-the-guardian-reports-pa3gtjpe0) · The Next Web · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Palantir to launch training drive for NHS data platform](https://daily.dev/posts/palantir-to-launch-training-drive-for-nhs-data-platform-grhzozree) · The Register · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#healthcare](https://daily.dev/tags/healthcare) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/29-nhs-trusts-said-to-benefit-from-palantir-don-t-use-it-guardian-reports-pyp1nr7as) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"29 NHS trusts said to benefit from Palantir don’t use it, Guardian reports","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/29-nhs-trusts-said-to-benefit-from-palantir-don-t-use-it-guardian-reports-pyp1nr7as","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/29-nhs-trusts-said-to-benefit-from-palantir-don-t-use-it-guardian-reports-pyp1nr7as"},"datePublished":"2026-11-02T14:20:45.650Z","dateModified":"2026-11-02T14:21:09.449Z","description":"NHS England lists 29 hospital trusts as 'realising benefits' from Palantir's data platform, but those trusts say they aren't actually using it. 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