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+// Single source of truth for the left navigation on EVERY page.
+//
+// Why this file self-initialises:
+//   The old version only drew the menu when a page explicitly called
+//   renderSidebar('key'). Only dashboard.js and resource-page.js did that, so
+//   any page with its own custom script (or its own hardcoded <aside> markup)
+//   ended up showing a stale, shorter menu — or none at all. Now the script
+//   runs itself on DOMContentLoaded and OVERWRITES whatever is in the sidebar
+//   container, so simply including this file is enough to get the full list.
+//
+// Adding a nav item? Add it to SIDEBAR_ITEMS below and it appears everywhere.
+
+const SIDEBAR_ITEMS = [
+  { key: 'dashboard',         href: 'dashboard.html',         icon: '🏠',            label: 'Dashboard' },
+  { key: 'patients',          href: 'patients.html',          icon: '🧑\u200d⚕️',    label: 'Patients' },
+  { key: 'conditions',        href: 'conditions.html',        icon: '🩺',            label: 'Conditions' },
+  { key: 'observations',      href: 'observations.html',      icon: '📈',            label: 'Observations' },
+  { key: 'allergies',         href: 'allergies.html',         icon: '⚠️',            label: 'Allergies' },
+  { key: 'medications',       href: 'medications.html',       icon: '💊',            label: 'Medications' },
+  { key: 'encounters',        href: 'encounters.html',        icon: '📅',            label: 'Encounters' },
+  { key: 'organizations',     href: 'organizations.html',     icon: '🏥',            label: 'Organizations' },
+  { key: 'locations',         href: 'locations.html',         icon: '📍',            label: 'Locations' },
+  { key: 'practitioners',     href: 'practitioners.html',     icon: '👨‍⚕️',          label: 'Practitioners' },
+  { key: 'practitionerroles', href: 'practitionerroles.html', icon: '🩹',            label: 'Practitioner Roles' },
+  { key: 'servicerequests',   href: 'servicerequests.html',   icon: '📄',            label: 'Service Requests' },
+  { key: 'riskassessments',   href: 'riskassessments.html',   icon: '📊',            label: 'Risk Assessment' },
+  { key: 'cdsalerts',         href: 'cdsalerts.html',         icon: '🔔',            label: 'CDS Alerts' },
+  { key: 'careplans',         href: 'careplans.html',         icon: '📋',            label: 'Care Plans' },
+  { key: 'cdsrules',          href: 'cdsrules.html',          icon: '⚙️',            label: 'CDS Rules' },
+  { key: 'users',             href: 'users.html',             icon: '👤',            label: 'Users' }
+];
+
+// Pages that deliberately have no sidebar (public / auth screens).
+const SIDEBAR_EXCLUDED_PAGES = ['index.html', 'login.html', 'register.html', 'callback.html'];
+
+// Works out which item to highlight from the URL, so a page doesn't have to
+// pass its key in. An explicit key still wins when one is supplied.
+function sidebarKeyFromUrl() {
+  const file = (window.location.pathname.split('/').pop() || 'dashboard.html').toLowerCase();
+  const match = SIDEBAR_ITEMS.find(i => i.href.toLowerCase() === file);
+  return match ? match.key : '';
+}
+
+function renderSidebar(activeKey) {
+  // Accept either #appSidebar or any element carrying .app-sidebar, so pages
+  // that hardcoded their own <aside> still get taken over.
+  const container =
+    document.getElementById('appSidebar') ||
+    document.querySelector('.app-sidebar');
+
+  if (!container) return;
+
+  const key = activeKey || sidebarKeyFromUrl();
+  const collapsed = localStorage.getItem('cip_sidebar_collapsed') === '1';
+
+  container.innerHTML = `
+    <button class="sidebar-toggle" id="sidebarToggle" type="button"
+            title="Collapse / expand menu" aria-label="Toggle navigation">☰</button>
+    <nav class="sidebar-nav">
+      ${SIDEBAR_ITEMS.map(i => `
+        <a href="${i.href}" class="sidebar-link ${i.key === key ? 'active' : ''}" title="${i.label}">
+          <span class="sidebar-icon">${i.icon}</span><span class="sidebar-text">${i.label}</span>
+        </a>`).join('')}
+    </nav>
+  `;
+
+  container.dataset.sidebarRendered = '1';
+  applySidebarState(collapsed);
+
+  document.getElementById('sidebarToggle').addEventListener('click', () => {
+    const nowCollapsed = !document.body.classList.contains('sidebar-collapsed');
+    applySidebarState(nowCollapsed);
+    localStorage.setItem('cip_sidebar_collapsed', nowCollapsed ? '1' : '0');
+  });
+}
+
+function applySidebarState(collapsed) {
+  document.body.classList.toggle('sidebar-collapsed', collapsed);
+}
+
+// Auto-run. If a page's own script calls renderSidebar() later with an
+// explicit key, that simply redraws with the same list — harmless.
+document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
+  const file = (window.location.pathname.split('/').pop() || '').toLowerCase();
+  if (SIDEBAR_EXCLUDED_PAGES.includes(file)) return;
+  renderSidebar();
+});