NHS England deletes ‘misleading’ claim 137 trusts benefiting from Palantir AI tools

NHS England deletes ‘misleading’ claim 137 trusts benefiting from Palantir AI tools

Exclusive: The Guardian revealed 29 hospital trusts were not or hardly using the controversial patient data tech

NHS England has deleted a claim from its website stating 137 hospital trusts are benefiting from Palantir’s AI health data system after the Guardian revealed 29 of them were not using all or most of the controversial technology.

Health bosses had published a list of all the NHS bodies “live” with and “realising benefits” from the AI-powered federated data platform (FDP), a system set up to improve patient outcomes, boost operating theatre efficiency and speed up bed discharges. But after 29 trusts said it was either not live or they were not using any of its applications, the original list of hospitals appears to have been taken down.

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Exclusive: The Guardian revealed 29 hospital trusts were not or hardly using the controversial patient data tech NHS England has deleted a claim from its website stating 137 hospital trusts are benefiting from Palantir’s AI health data system after the Guardian revealed 29 of them were not using all or most of the controversial technology. Health bosses had published a list of all the NHS bodies “live” with and “realising benefits” from the AI-powered federated data platform (FDP), a system set up to improve patient outcomes, boost operating theatre efficiency and speed up bed discharges. But after 29 trusts said it was either not live or they were not using any of its applications, the o…

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