Revealed: Palantir lobbied minister to stretch AI tools’ reach to NHS GP records
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Key context: <p>Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platform</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/nov/09/polanski-greens-labour-andy-burnham-climate-crisis-ev-targets-uk-politics-latest-news">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Palantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP records, stretching its reach into the NHS in a way doctors fear could undermine trust with patients.</p><p>The US company, co-founded by the Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, used a direct WhatsApp channel to argue that “the logic of joining up primary and secondary [care] data is unarguable” and said its software was “ideal” for the job. The push came in February this year despite GP data being expressly ruled out of scope of Palantir’s existing £330m contract with NHS England to run its federated data platform (FDP), which it says has helped cut surgery waiting times and discharge delays.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/nov/09/revealed-palantir-lobbied-minister-to-stretch-ai-tools-reach-to-nhs-gp-records">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Exclusive: WhatsApp messages show firm pressuring Zubir Ahmed MP to help bring sensitive data into its platformUK politics live – latest updatesPalantir lobbied a health minister to consider extending its AI technology into GP records, stretching its reach into the NHS in a way doctors fear could undermine trust with patients.The US company, co-founded by the Trump-supporting billionaire Peter Thiel, used a direct WhatsApp channel to argue that “the logic of joining up primary and secondary [care] data is unarguable” and said its software was “ideal” for the job. The push came in February this year despite GP data being expressly ruled out of scope of Palantir’s existing £330m contract with NHS England to run its federated data platform (FDP), which it says has helped cut surgery waiting times and discharge delays. Continue reading...
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