Is the Federated Data Platform too expensive to cancel?
Sticking with a hugely expensive plan to develop a ‘mythical beast’ of a fighter plane in the 1960s did not end well for the government of the day. The Federated Data Platform may be similarly doomed, writes Joe McDonald
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UK Consortium unsuccessful in its bid for £480m Federated Data Platform
The UK consortium bidding to run the £480 million federated data platform (FDP) for the NHS has confirmed that it has been unsuccessful.
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Federated Data Platform Palantir juggernaut looks set to continue
Despite growing concerns about Palantir’s involvement in the NHS, the company appears to remain the front-runner in the key NHS England data procurement.
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Next update on Federated Data Platform expected in autumn
The next update on the multi-million-pound NHS Federated Data Platform is expected to be published on 5 September 2022.
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Second NHS official to join Palantir as it guns for £360m contract
Harjeet Dhaliwal, deputy director of data services at NHS England and NHS Improvement will follow Indra Joshi, former NHSX director of AI.
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IMS MAXIMS and SES partner up to offer secure messaging solutions
The pair plan to offer mobile, secure and cost-effective provider-to-provider and provider-to-patient communication solutions to the health sector.
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