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UK to decide within six months on ending Palantir-NHS deal

8/21/2026

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UK government must decide within six months whether to end the $400 million NHS-Palantir contract.
NHS hired Palantir in 2023 to build a federated data platform.
Palantir and NHS claim the platform cuts wait times, hospital stays and boosts theatre use.
Protests, petitions, parliamentary inquiries and a reported NHS worker rebellion have targeted the deal.
Government could terminate the contract by February 2027, before the early-termination deadline, rather than 2031.

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UK government must decide within six months whether to end the $400 million NHS-Palantir contract.
NHS hired Palantir in 2023 to build a federated data platform.
Palantir and NHS claim the platform cuts wait times, hospital stays and boosts theatre use.
Protests, petitions, parliamentary inquiries and a reported NHS worker rebellion have targeted the deal.
Government could terminate the contract by February 2027, before the early-termination deadline, rather than 2031.