Palantir pressed UK minister to widen AI access to NHS GP records, messages show

U.S. software company Palantir lobbied a U.K. health minister to let its AI-enabled data platform tap into general-practice medical records, despite those data being excluded from its £330 million NHS contract, according to WhatsApp messages released under a Freedom of Information request. The firm argued that linking primary and secondary care data would speed access to GPs and improve preventive care, while critics including the British Medical Association warned of “scope creep” and risks to patient trust. The push comes as the government reviews Palantir’s NHS deal and weighs developing a homegrown “sovereign AI” alternative by 2029; a Palantir lobbyist also urged ministers to extend the current arrangement. Palantir said any rollout decisions rest with the government and that its software preserves local control of data. The Department of Health and Social Care declined to comment.

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