NHS Federated Data Platform Archives

14 April 2025

Chelsea and Westminster pilots clinical letters tool on FDP

The FDP Referral to Treatment clinical letters validation tool is live for testing at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT.

10 March 2025

Data chiefs raise concerns about NHS federated data platform

An open letter from AphA's Chief Data and Analytics Officers Network has questioned whether the NHS FDP can support local

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5 December 2024

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's news roundup includes a European Union project aimed at accelerating digital health adoption across the North Sea region.

2 December 2024

NHS England’s federated data platform: One year on

Many of the initial concerns about the FDP have proven unfounded one year after its launch, writes Matthew Taylor, CEO

23 September 2024

More than half of acute trusts signed up to the NHS FDP

More than half of acute trusts have signed up to the NHS federated data platform, surpassing the target of 71

21 May 2024

Northamptonshire hospitals are first to transition to local instance of FDP

Kettering and Northampton General Hospitals have become the first pilot sites to transition to a local instance of the NHS

16 April 2024

NHSE awards £8.5m contract to KPMG to ‘promote adoption’ of FDP

NHS England has awarded an £8.5m contract to consultancy firm KPMG to “promote the adoption” of the FDP by trusts

12 March 2024

As AI develops, health systems need to focus on data quality

The increasing role of AI in the transformation of the health system will require a greater focus on the quality

20 February 2024

Good Law Project sues NHSE over heavily redacted Palantir FDP contract

The Good Law Project has taken legal action over NHS England's heavily redacted contract with US data giant Palantir to