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Palantir AI tech unused or little used by 29 NHS trusts said to have benefited from it

Publisher description: Exclusive: Gap between NHS claim and trusts’ comments described as ‘very misleading’ by senior health official

The Guardian | Nov 2, 2026 | Robert Booth UK technology editor

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More than two dozen hospital trusts the NHS claims have benefited from Palantir’s medical data platform are not using all or most of the AI-powered technology, the Guardian can reveal. The 29 hospital trusts that NHS England publicly lists as “realising benefits” from the controversial £330m federated data platform (FDP) have said the system is not live or they are not using any of its applications. NHS England states on its website that 137 trusts are “live” with the FDP, but of those described as “realising benefits”, 29 responded that they were either not using the system or its apps.

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