Health data, the single patient record, Palantir, the Federated Data Platform, UK Biobank, synthetic data — Matthew Whitty, former Director of Innovation at NHS England, on who really owns your health data and why the NHS still can't join it up.

Matt's career has spanned hospital pharmacy, commissioning, consultancy and national policy, giving him a rare view from the intersection of government, industry, academia and patient care. In this episode, Steve gets into why the data debate is really about trust, and what it'll take to unlock the NHS's most valuable asset safely.

We discuss:

• Why the "privatisation" debate is really about trust and motivation, not sell-offs
• Who actually owns your health data, and why no single patient record exists
• The Federated Data Platform and Palantir controversy, explained with ...