Health minister apologises for NHSE error on FDP data access
Health innovation and safety minister Preet Kaur Gill has said she is “very sorry” after being questioned by MPs about NHS England’s handling of information provided to the National Data Guardian (NDG) on access to patient data within the Federated Data Platform (FDP).
Appearing before the Health and Social Care Committee on 16 June 2026, Gill was challenged over concerns that NHS England had incorrectly described who could access identifiable patient information within the FDP.
The concerns relate to NHS England documentation submitted to the NDG, which incorrectly described who could access identifiable patient data within parts of the FDP.
Martin Wrigley, MP for Newton Abbot, raised concerns about reports that identifiable patient data was flowing into the national FDP system and that Palantir engineers and others could obtain administrative access when required. Similar concerns were raised earlier this month by the NDG.
Source: Digital Health, 18 June 2026