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Navigate to Synbiotix
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Enter your username and password and click "Login"
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Select Cleaning Standards
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Click "Administration"
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Click "Manage Locations"
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Click down through the levels of your organisation's structure until you reach ward level
Do not add a new ward until you reach ward level. The Cleaning Standards system doesn't recognise wards that aren't placed into Sections (the level above ward)
Edit an Existing Ward
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Click "Edit"
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Make any changes as required
The default fields are Name, Active status, Ward Type and Cleaning Standards
Wards cannot be deleted. This is to preserve historical data
Change the Active status to "No" if you don't want the ward to be visible in any Synbiotix systems
Change the Cleaning Standards field to "No" if you don't want the ward to be used in the Cleaning Standards system. The ward will still be active in other systems (if used)
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Click "Save"
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We can see here that the ward has now been disabled for Cleaning Standards. It will no longer appear on the audit schedule
Add a New Ward
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Click "Add Ward"
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Enter the new ward details
The default fields are Name, Active status, Ward Type and Cleaning Standards
The Active status will be set to "Yes" by default. Inactive wards will not be visible when using the system