nhs privatisation
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Join the People vs Palantir Day of Action!
Our movement is holding a ‘People vs Palantir’ day of action, which will see over 15 local protests across England united in demanding that Palantir’s NHS contract is scrapped! Continue reading
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Palantir’s NHS data platform: the evidence keeps unravelling
When NHS England wanted to show that Palantir’s £330m software was working, it picked two examples where it claimed to have made a big difference. Continue reading
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How to raise concerns about Palantir with your GP
NHS patients have made it very clear that we do not want our private and personal health data to be managed by US spy tech company Palantir. Over 80,000 patients have already raised concerns about Palantir with their local NHS Trusts. Now, we want to apply pressure at a GP level too. Continue reading
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Palantir sued Sadiq.
a major investigation just exposed how Palantir’s NHS data platform, which cost £330 million, is a GIANT waste of money – with swathes of NHS staff barely using it because it’s so rubbish. [1] What’s more, the evidence used to ‘prove’ its benefit is apparently totally flawed and full of errors. [2] Continue reading
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NHS 2028 – The Trajectory of Current Decisions (from medConfidential)
The Health Bill/Act of 2026 is expected to come into force for 2027, creating an all-powerful Department of Health in England which will have powers of Direction and delivery unmatched since the creation of the NHS. Delivery will be steered by DH/E AIs. Continue reading
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The Coming NHS They Didn’t Campaign On
A new Prime Minister is coming. He will have views on what he wants to do. Good intentions always meet unforeseeable events, and some events entirely foreseen from the decisions made by his predecessor’s health secretary. Continue reading
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The Palantir figures NHS England didn’t want you to see
For months, Palantir has justified its £330m contract with NHS England for the new Federated Data Platform by relying on one central claim – that Palantir software is helping hospitals get more done for patients. Continue reading
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It’s not going well for Palantir…
It’s been a pretty bad few weeks for US spy tech company Palantir… 👀 A Parliamentary Committee of MPs has launched a major new report, warning that UK contracts with Palantir put citizens’ data at risk. They’ve also urged the government to trigger the break clause in Palantir’s NHS contract. Continue reading
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NHS: Wes Streeting’s final Bill
On Wednesday, it was named the NHS Modernisation Bill; a day later it was published as the Health Bill, with this funny line in Hansard: “Secretary Wes Streeting, supported by the Prime Minister”… oh. Clause 1 is wonderful: “NHS England is abolished”, but they didn’t stop there. Continue reading
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Report back: Palantir debated in parliament
In the most significant parliamentary debate yet on the NHS Federated Data Platform in England, MP after MP – from Labour, the Liberal Democrats, the SNP, Conservatives, the DUP, and independents – made the case that the government must use the break clause in Palantir’s contract and find a trustworthy alternative. It was an extraordinary… Continue reading
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Palantir and our NHS EXPOSED
Your medical records hold everything – from your diagnoses to your DNA. You share that information because you trust it’ll stay safe. But it’s not. It’s being handed straight to one of the most controversial and dangerous companies in the world: Palantir. Continue reading
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Private profits sucked out of the NHS
Research by the Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) has found that out of £12 billion spent by the NHS on outsourcing to private companies over 2 years, £1.6 billion has leaked out in profits. Continue reading
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EVENT: The risks of Palantir in the NHS
Together with a range of leading human rights, health groups and unions, we have contributed to a landmark new briefing on the risks that US spy tech company Palantir poses to our NHS. Continue reading
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Palantir in the NHS: tell Streeting it’s time for a rethink
It’s approaching 2 years now since US spy tech corporation Palantir signed a contract with the UK’s previous Conservative government, to run the NHS Federated Data Platform. In that time, the evidence of Palantir’s unsuitability has only increased. Continue reading
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10 Year Plan for England’s NHS – Week One
The new “Ten Year Plan” shifts decision-making power from you and your family doctor to hospitals and technology companies. There are wordings from the political leadership about patients owning data, but the depths of the policy machine seems to suggest there be a day soon when you ask the NHS to opt your data out… Continue reading
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Rollout of Palantir’s NHS technology is NOT going to plan!
I’m getting in touch with an important update on the controversial NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP) run by pro-Trump US spy tech company Palantir. To recap, last summer Health Secretary Wes Streeting sought to speed up the rollout of Palantir’s technology by demanding that all NHS Trusts in England adopt it. We feared that this… Continue reading
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🚨 NHS England ABOLISHED!
This means a MAJOR restructuring of our health service is coming. But is vthis really about ‘democratic control’, or a power grab that could be accelerate privatisation? Here’s what we know and why alarm bells are ringing ⬇️ Continue reading
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Who’s in control? A short guide to investigating corporate power
If you’re planning a campaign against a company, it’s helpful to know exactly who you’re up against. By understanding who makes the decisions, you’re better placed to devise a campaign strategy that really works. Continue reading
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The Notional Health Service
Today is my 66th birthday, so I am hoping that you will forgive an article that is at core the anecdotal ramblings of an old man. It was inspired by horror at Wes Streeting (I could end the sentence there but I shall continue it) ‘s plan to give weight loss jabs to the unemployed. Continue reading
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Fixing the broken mental health system
Did you know that the number of children referred to emergency mental healthcare has soared by more than 50% in three years? Continue reading
The New Dark Age 