UK health minister confirms data platform worth £480m will replicate Palantir dashboards
The precise meaning of that statement can be open to technical interpretation. It is possible the technology in Foundry, a proprietary system, may be interoperable without necessarily offering a level playing field to alternative suppliers hoping to replicate its dashboards.
Last week, NHS Digital, a wing of the DHSC responsible for digital strategy in the health service, finally bit the dust. It officially merged with NHS England, completingMerging the three bodies responsible for tech health strategy and delivery – NHS England, NHSX and NHS Digital – would create a"single organisation to lead the NHS in England to deliver high-quality services for all," according to NHS England.
"The move brings the NHS' national data and technology expertise into one organisation, creating a closer link between the collection and analysis of data to help drive improvement to patient outcomes,"But others have expressed concern that it could lead to a lack of legal oversight of patient privacy, given the specific legal powers NHS Digital was given.
Writing in the British Medical Journal last year, former NHS Digital chairman Kingsley Manning, said:"Doing away with an independent statutory body in NHS Digital, charged with defending patient rights, is itself, unfortunate.
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