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   Emeritus Prof Christopher May (chrismayla6@zirk.us)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 09:31:42 JST Emeritus Prof Christopher May

   So, Matthew Swindells (a senior NHS official - joint chair of four NW London NHS Trust) urged his colleagues to put more patient data into Palantir's patient record system, at the same time that he was a paid consultant for Palantir.

   Once again, the privatisation of NHS functions is riddled with conflicts of interest; the move to private provision is hardly a 'reasoned' decision but rather is the result of the corrupt purchase of influence.

   #NHS #politics #Palantir

   h/t FT

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     Kermode (gemlog@tilde.zone)'s status on Friday, 06-Mar-2026 11:02:09 JST Kermode

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     @ChrisMayLA6 I may have this wrong, being in Canada, but I was following more closely a while back, because I planned to move back to Wales to be with Annie.
     Under Bojo the NHS was cut up into many smaller regions. This would push up the need for more administration. At the same time regions were now allowed to make up budget short falls with money from private care? That's a recipe for eventual privatization.
     And didn't he have a former CEO of a large healthcare corporation from the USA as an advisor or some other position for the NHS?
     I saw a very good video by a doctor explaining this, but that was years ago now.