with vital information in the fight against COVID-19’. The data sharing allows GPs, doctors, nurses and other health practitioners to be able to see up to date medical records, care plans, medications and test results (including for COVID-19) allowing them to provide the best care.Authorities have assured individual patient data is being kept safe following national guidelines and Greater Manchester determined criteria are in place to decide under which circumstances professionals can access the record.Those behind the scheme say it has enabled rapid progress in a matter of weeks rather than months for the city-region’s pandemic response.Trafford council’s outbreak control plan shows how data is being shared to a deliberately wider.