Palantir’s NHS Deal Under Fire

Palantir Perspectives · Oct 9, 2026 · 6m

Palantir’s NHS contract is under fire in the UK, where a government review shows the system could cost £1.1 billion but deliver only £808 million in benefits—a gap fuelling protests at 30 hospitals, warnings from the British Medical Association, and over 85,000 patient complaints. While NHS England touts operational gains like more surgeries and faster cancer diagnoses, the official stat watchdog says the data doesn’t prove Palantir’s platform is the cause. With ministers eyeing a formal break clause and Labour split on the deal, the fate of the £330 million contract may turn on whether a…