A second NHS official is set to join for Palantir after it was reported that the US software company has emerged as a “front-runner” for a £360million contract.
Harjeet Dhaliwal, deputy director of data services at NHS England and NHS Improvement will follow Indra Joshi, former NHSX director of AI.
A spokesperson for Palantir confirmed to Digital Health News that Dhaliwal was joining the company, but said she would not be “working on any NHS related projects”.
“We are delighted that Harjeet is joining Palantir’s UK team, which we are aiming to grow by 250 this year,” they said.
News of the latest appointment by Palantir follows reports that the company is in the running for NHS England’s procurement of a Federated Data Platform. The procurement, which is due to begin in July, is expected to be awarded in November.
The initial market engagement notice for the project outlined a three-year, £240 million procurement to build the NHS Federated Data Platform, described as “an ecosystem of technologies and services implemented across the NHS in England”.
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