# NHS England The executive body that oversees the National Health Service in England, commissioning healthcare services for a population of approximately 56 million people. NHS England manages the NHS's annual budget of over £150 billion and sets policy on everything from hospital funding to digital health infrastructure. NHS England appears in the vault primarily through the [[Palantir NHS Federated Data Platform]] — the controversial contract awarding [[Palantir]] a £330 million deal to build the NHS's central data infrastructure. The decision to give a US defense and intelligence contractor access to the medical records of an entire nation became a flashpoint for the [[Purge Palantir]] campaign and drew opposition from the [[British Medical Association]]. The NHS-Palantir relationship is one of the clearest examples of how defense-tech companies leverage government health contracts to build commercial legitimacy and data access beyond their traditional intelligence community base. ## See Also - [[Palantir NHS Federated Data Platform]] — the controversial data contract - [[Palantir]] — the contractor - [[British Medical Association]] — medical profession opposition - [[Purge Palantir]] — the campaign opposing the contract