Freedom of information responses gathered by the medical charity Medact revealed that dozens of trusts listed as gaining advantages from the platform either have not launched it or are leaving its tools idle. NHS England defended its statistics by stating that its metrics count facilities employing the system purely for back-office tasks rather than frontline medicine. Meanwhile, the Office for Statistics Regulation is reviewing the project's performance reporting following previous admissions regarding unprovable claims.
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Campaigners and parliamentary committees are intensifying pressure on the government to t…: Campaigners and parliamentary committees are intensifying pressure on the government to terminate the £330m contract.
NHS England admitted it could not prove the platform directly caused an alleged increase…: NHS England admitted it could not prove the platform directly caused an alleged increase of over 117,000 operations.
Palantir executive Louis Mosley warned that ending the current contract would prioritize…: Palantir executive Louis Mosley warned that ending the current contract would prioritize political motivations over patient welfare.
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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. The apparent gap between the NHS claim and the trusts’ understanding was described as “very misleading” by one senior health official.
It comes as the health secretary, Yvette Cooper, faces calls from MPs and campaigners to axe the US tech firm’s contract to deliver the flagship government AI system, which aims to connect scattered medical files, speed up hospital discharges and improve surgery scheduling among other potentially life-saving improvements.
Palantir’s UK and Europe chief executive, Louis Mosley, said ending its contract would be “putting politics above patients” and accused critics of “Palantir Derangement Syndrome”. The company has contracts to supply AI to the Israeli military and Donald Trump’s homeland security crackdown, while its billionaire…
Retailers across Western and Northern Europe are tallying millions of euros in spoiled goods after unauthorized intrusions manipulated cooling units. The incidents, which follow a comparable widespread disruption in France last month, prompted immediate intervention from government cyber-security agencies in Belgium and Sweden. Investigators have not yet identified the perpetrators responsible for the sabotage.
Retail infrastructure disruptions hit multiple European grocery chains early in the week after cooling equipment was targeted by digital intrusions. Investigators are examining potential links across the continent as these breaches follow a pattern established during earlier incidents. The full operational fallout remains under evaluation while officials seek to pinpoint the perpetrators behind the incidents.
Multiple European grocery chains are discarding thousands of euros in spoiled food following widespread temperature disruptions across their cooling systems. The overnight incident impacted retailers across Belgium, Sweden, and Ireland, mirroring a similar wave of disruptions that hit hundreds of French stores last month. Investigators have not yet identified the perpetrators responsible for tampering with the commercial refrigeration equipment.