Overview
- The partnership will deliver FDP-specific apprenticeship programmes designed to build data and AI skills across roles such as analysts, administrators, managers and clinical staff.
- Training is planned to begin in February 2026 with curricula focused on practical use of FDP tools including referral-to-treatment validation, outpatient coordination and discharge planning.
- Palantir says the platform has enabled 80,000 additional operations and a 15% reduction in discharge delays, with government forecasts citing £150 million in annual benefits by decade’s end.
- NHS England planning guidance requires all trusts and ICBs to be onboarded and using core FDP products from April 2026, though uptake has varied across local organisations.
- Official and independent reports diverge on usage, with NHSE stating 77 trusts were live and reporting benefits in September 2025 while Corporate Watch found only 34 trusts actively using the platform, and Greater Manchester’s ICB has paused adoption pending further evidence.