The UK government is reviewing its NHS contract with Palantir, the US data firm behind the NHS Federated Platform. Reuters reported that ministers are weighing whether to end the deal early, after MPs described Palantir's growing public-sector role as an unacceptable weakness.

The review will examine the £330 million agreement, including a possible break clause when the first term ends in 2027. Technology minister Liz Kendall told Times Radio that officials are checking every part of the contract to secure the right deal for Britain.

Palantir won the November 2023 contract to connect health information across the NHS, with officials saying bidders faced financial, commercial, security and technical checks. The dispute now centers on patient data, defense ties, immigration enforcement links and access to identifiable records on the platform.

Palantir says its software can process data only under NHS instruction, calling other uses illegal and technically impossible under granular controls. For the NHS, the issue is less about a single software build and more about trust in who can reach sensitive health data.