Palantir plots NHS skills drive for its controversial data platform

Palantir is working with "AI upskilling platform" Multiverse to provide an apprenticeship program specific to its Federated Data Platform (FDP), the NHS analytics system being run under a controversial contract.

In a statement, the companies said their agreement would help NHS staff use the FDP to support operations, improve care, drive up efficiency, and drive down waiting lists. They said the apprenticeship program would launch in February 2026 with a curriculum tailored to NHS roles including analysts, administrators, managers, and clinical staff.

Louis Mosley, Palantir executive vice president for UK and Europe, stated: "The NHS FDP is already improving care for patients while cutting paperwork for doctors and nurses. Now we need to double down to keep driving up the number of NHS staff who are trained on the technology – and this partnership will be central to that."

However, critics have pointed to the circumstances under which Palantir – founded with ...