--- title: Campaigners claim NHS Palantir data could reach govt depts description: Medical and legal rights campaigners, including Medact and Privacy International, warn that Palantir's Federated Data Platform (FDP) — a £330 million,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/campaigners-claim-nhs-palantir-data-could-reach-govt-depts-hue4nycgw twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Campaigners claim NHS Palantir data could reach govt depts | daily.dev og:description: Medical and legal rights campaigners, including Medact and Privacy International, warn that Palantir's Federated Data Platform (FDP) — a £330 million,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/campaigners-claim-nhs-palantir-data-could-reach-govt-depts-hue4nycgw og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Hue4nyCGW.png og:image:alt: Campaigners claim NHS Palantir data could reach govt depts 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. # Campaigners claim NHS Palantir data could reach govt depts **[The Register](https://daily.dev/sources/theregister)** · 4 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Medical and legal rights campaigners, including Medact and Privacy International, warn that Palantir's Federated Data Platform (FDP) — a £330 million, seven-year NHS England contract — could enable UK government departments like the Home Office and police to access confidential patient data. The report highlights Palantir's history of working with controversial agencies like US immigration enforcement (ICE) and raises concerns about cross-department data sharing enabled by the platform's interoperability. Palantir denies the claims, stating such use would be illegal and a breach of contract. The FDP is not mandatory, and some NHS bodies like Manchester ICB have deferred adoption citing unresolved concerns. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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