NHS wants a second opinion on Palantir's glowing self-assessments

NHS England CEO Sir Jim Mackey plans to tell Palantir to clear future claims about its Federated Data Platform's benefits with his team – although he admits that could be difficult to enforce.

Speaking to the Health and Social Care Committee this week, Labour MP Ben Coleman noted that NHS England had cautioned against attributing improvements directly to the platform, but said newly appointed Palantir UK senior vice president Tom Watson "is making claims that [Palantir] is making a difference, and that it's due to Palantir that changes are taking place."

Responding, Mackey said he would write to Palantir and "tell them that they have to share with us and clear with us any benefits claimed in the future."

But getting Palantir to comply could be another matter. "They should share them with us, but contractually, it looks hard to enforce," Mackey said.

The planned letter follows repeated questions about the evidence NHS England and Palantir have used to promote …