Palantir gets £11.5m six-month NHS contract extension
NHS England has extended its contract with Palantir for the national data platform introduced during the Covid-19 pandemic to track vaccines and PPE.
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Digital Health Review of the Year 2022
Digital Health’s CEO and editor-in-chief Jon Hoeksma looks back at the key themes and stories in digital health across the past 12 months.
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Federated Data Platform Palantir juggernaut looks set to continue
Despite growing concerns about Palantir’s involvement in the NHS, the company appears to remain the front-runner in the key NHS England data procurement.
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National data guardian says suppliers must share NHS core values
NHS national data guardian Dr Nicola Byrne has advised national policymakers that they should ensure key suppliers must share NHS core values.
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Second NHS official to join Palantir as it guns for £360m contract
Harjeet Dhaliwal, deputy director of data services at NHS England and NHS Improvement will follow Indra Joshi, former NHSX director of AI.
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NHS wants more undergrads and young people to pursue careers in digital and data
This year’s NHS ConfedExpo included a panel session called ‘Voices of the digital profession’, which focused on the importance of digital and data roles.
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Former NHSX AI director to join US data analytics company Palantir
The former director of artificial intelligence (AI) at NHSX, Indra Joshi, is set to join US data analytics company Palantir.
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Movers and Shakers news roundup
July’s edition of Movers and Shakers features news from Moorfields Eye Hospital and Palantir revealing a new managing director for its UK operations.
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Palantir appoints former Cerner boss to cement place in UK health sector
Dr Justin Whatling joins Palantir from Cerner. His main role will be to provide guidance to the tech giant’s health clients, including NHS England.
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Data strategy: Put NHS patients ‘ahead of demands for profit’
Patient groups and privacy campaigners have raised concerns over who will have access to the data under the government’s draft data strategy.
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