Palantir and NHS: FOI request
Dear Sir or Madam,
This is an FOI request about Palantir Technologies.
1. Does your organisation use Palantir software for any purpose or policy?
2. If so please state the name of the software, the date on which use commenced, and the purposes and policies for which it is used.
3. Do you upload patient data to to Palantir e.g. Foundry? Please state the name of this data, the policy under which it is uploaded, and whether it is “de-identified”, “pseudonymised” or anonymised.
4. Have you conducted data protection impact assessments on your use of Palantir? Please provide a copy of these impact assessments if so.
If you use Palantir software:
5. Please provide copies of correspondence between relevant employees of your organisation and employees of Palantir related to the implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.
Please define correspondence as emails, text messages and WhatsApp messages generated since 01/06/2022.
6. Please provide copies of internal correspondence related to the implementation and usage of - and troubleshooting issues with - Palantir software.
Please define internal correspondence as emails generated since 01/06/2022.
Thank you for the time and energy you will invest in preparing a response. I would prefer to receive all information in electronic format and in machine-readable formats where applicable. I would be grateful if you could acknowledge receipt of this request.
Best wishes,
Lucas Amin
Dear Lucas Amin
Thank you for your request for information about Palantir software. Your
request was received on 17 March 2023 and we are dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) came into being on 1st
April 2006 and assumed responsibility for the services provided by both
the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
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Dear Lucas Amin
I am writing in response to your correspondence dated 17^th March 2023
requesting information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) came into being on 1st
April 2006 and assumed responsibility for the services provided by both
the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) and Nottingham City Hospital NHS Trust
(NCH).
Your request for information has now been considered. The Trust's response
is provided in the attached document.
You are advised that this information is provided in accordance with the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 and is for your personal use. Any re-use
of this information will be subject to copyright and the Re-Use of Public
Sector Information Regulations (18th July 2015). In the event of any
re-use, the information must be reproduced accurately and not used in a
misleading manner.
If you have any queries or concerns then please contact me. Please
remember to quote the reference number above in any future communications.
If you are unhappy with the response you have received and wish to make an
appeal against our decision, you should write to
Head of Information Governance/Data Protection Officer
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
ICT Services, Heathfield House
City Campus
Hucknall Road
Nottingham NG5 1PB
Or by email [1][email address]
If you are unhappy with the overall service you have received and wish to
discuss your concerns or obtain details on how to complain, please
contact:
Patient Advice & Liaison Service
Telephone 0800 183 0204
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If, after exhausting our internal process, you are still unhappy with the
information received, you may write to:
The Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
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Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
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Kind regards,
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
[4][email address]
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Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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QMC campus | Derby Road | Nottingham | NG7 2UH | Tel: 0115 924 9924
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