diff --git a/app/Controllers/Setting/HospitalProfile.php b/app/Controllers/Setting/HospitalProfile.php
index 62d6109..799d492 100644
--- a/app/Controllers/Setting/HospitalProfile.php
+++ b/app/Controllers/Setting/HospitalProfile.php
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@ class HospitalProfile extends BaseController
             'pharmacy_gst' => $this->readSettingValue('H_Med_GST'),
             'pharmacy_logo' => $pharmacyLogo,
             'pharmacy_logo_url' => $pharmacyLogo !== '' ? base_url('assets/images/' . rawurlencode($pharmacyLogo)) : '',
+            'sidebar_auto_hide_seconds' => $this->readSettingValue('SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS') !== ''
+                ? $this->readSettingValue('SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS')
+                : '7',
         ]);
     }
 
@@ -64,6 +67,8 @@ class HospitalProfile extends BaseController
         $pharmacyAddress = trim((string) $this->request->getPost('pharmacy_address'));
         $pharmacyPhone = trim((string) $this->request->getPost('pharmacy_phone'));
         $pharmacyGst = trim((string) $this->request->getPost('pharmacy_gst'));
+        $sidebarAutoHideSecondsRaw = trim((string) $this->request->getPost('sidebar_auto_hide_seconds'));
+        $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = $sidebarAutoHideSecondsRaw === '' ? 7 : (int) $sidebarAutoHideSecondsRaw;
 
         if ($name === '' || $address === '') {
             return $this->response->setJSON([
@@ -83,6 +88,15 @@ class HospitalProfile extends BaseController
             ]);
         }
 
+        if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds < 0 || $sidebarAutoHideSeconds > 60) {
+            return $this->response->setJSON([
+                'update' => 0,
+                'error_text' => 'Sidebar auto hide seconds must be between 0 and 60.',
+                'csrfName' => csrf_token(),
+                'csrfHash' => csrf_hash(),
+            ]);
+        }
+
         $savedCount = 0;
         if ($this->upsertSettingValue('H_Name', $name)) {
             $savedCount++;
@@ -117,6 +131,9 @@ class HospitalProfile extends BaseController
         if ($this->upsertSettingValue('H_Med_GST', $pharmacyGst)) {
             $savedCount++;
         }
+        if ($this->upsertSettingValue('SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS', (string) $sidebarAutoHideSeconds)) {
+            $savedCount++;
+        }
 
         $logoResult = $this->processLogoUpload(
             $this->request->getFile('hospital_logo'),
@@ -226,6 +243,7 @@ class HospitalProfile extends BaseController
             'H_Med_phone_No',
             'H_Med_GST',
             'H_Med_logo',
+            'SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS',
         ])->delete();
 
         if ($logo !== '') {
diff --git a/app/Views/Setting/Admin/hospital_profile.php b/app/Views/Setting/Admin/hospital_profile.php
index 57d2741..032c1a5 100644
--- a/app/Views/Setting/Admin/hospital_profile.php
+++ b/app/Views/Setting/Admin/hospital_profile.php
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
                 <input type="text" class="form-control" id="footer_version" value="<?= esc($footer_version ?? '') ?>" placeholder="e.g. 2026.03.27.01">
                 <div class="form-text">Shown in the footer so live deployments can be verified without code changes.</div>
             </div>
+            <div class="col-md-6">
+                <label class="form-label">Sidebar Auto Hide (seconds)</label>
+                <input type="number" class="form-control" id="sidebar_auto_hide_seconds" min="0" max="60" step="1" value="<?= esc($sidebar_auto_hide_seconds ?? '7') ?>" placeholder="7">
+                <div class="form-text">Desktop only. Set 0 to disable auto-hide.</div>
+            </div>
 
             <div class="col-md-7">
                 <label class="form-label">Hospital Logo</label>
@@ -153,6 +158,7 @@
         fd.append('hospital_email', ($('#hospital_email').val() || '').trim());
         fd.append('hospital_hfr_id', ($('#hospital_hfr_id').val() || '').trim());
         fd.append('footer_version', ($('#footer_version').val() || '').trim());
+        fd.append('sidebar_auto_hide_seconds', ($('#sidebar_auto_hide_seconds').val() || '').trim());
         fd.append('pharmacy_name', ($('#pharmacy_name').val() || '').trim());
         fd.append('pharmacy_address', ($('#pharmacy_address').val() || '').trim());
         fd.append('pharmacy_phone', ($('#pharmacy_phone').val() || '').trim());
@@ -268,6 +274,7 @@
             $('#hospital_email').val('');
             $('#hospital_hfr_id').val('');
             $('#footer_version').val('');
+            $('#sidebar_auto_hide_seconds').val('7');
             $('#pharmacy_name').val('');
             $('#pharmacy_address').val('');
             $('#pharmacy_phone').val('');
diff --git a/app/Views/welcome_message.php b/app/Views/welcome_message.php
index b8a2cde..f16a9bd 100644
--- a/app/Views/welcome_message.php
+++ b/app/Views/welcome_message.php
@@ -122,6 +122,19 @@
     <script src="<?= base_url('assets/vendor/tinymce/tinymce.min.js') ?>"></script>
     <script src="<?= base_url('assets/vendor/php-email-form/validate.js') ?>"></script>
 
+    <?php
+        $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = (int) hospital_setting_value('SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_SECONDS', '7');
+        if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds < 0) {
+            $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = 0;
+        }
+        if ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds > 60) {
+            $sidebarAutoHideSeconds = 60;
+        }
+    ?>
+    <script>
+        window.SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MS = <?= (int) ($sidebarAutoHideSeconds * 1000) ?>;
+    </script>
+
     <script src="<?= base_url('assets/js/main.js') ?>"></script>
 
     <script>
diff --git a/public/assets/js/main.js b/public/assets/js/main.js
index b390c6c..b6923fc 100644
--- a/public/assets/js/main.js
+++ b/public/assets/js/main.js
@@ -48,6 +48,71 @@
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Auto-hide sidebar after a short idle period on desktop
+   * to provide larger work area for clinical forms.
+   */
+  const configuredDelay = parseInt(window.SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MS || 7000, 10)
+  const SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MS = isNaN(configuredDelay) ? 7000 : Math.max(0, configuredDelay)
+  let sidebarAutoHideTimer = null
+  let lastActivityTs = 0
+
+  const clearSidebarAutoHideTimer = () => {
+    if (sidebarAutoHideTimer) {
+      clearTimeout(sidebarAutoHideTimer)
+      sidebarAutoHideTimer = null
+    }
+  }
+
+  const canAutoHideSidebar = () => {
+    return SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MS > 0
+      && window.innerWidth >= 1200
+      && !select('body').classList.contains('toggle-sidebar')
+  }
+
+  const scheduleSidebarAutoHide = () => {
+    clearSidebarAutoHideTimer()
+    if (!canAutoHideSidebar()) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    sidebarAutoHideTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+      if (canAutoHideSidebar()) {
+        select('body').classList.add('toggle-sidebar')
+      }
+    }, SIDEBAR_AUTO_HIDE_DELAY_MS)
+  }
+
+  const trackActivityForSidebar = () => {
+    const now = Date.now()
+    if (now - lastActivityTs < 400) {
+      return
+    }
+    lastActivityTs = now
+    scheduleSidebarAutoHide()
+  }
+
+  if (select('.toggle-sidebar-btn')) {
+    // Re-arm timer after manual toggle when sidebar is visible again.
+    on('click', '.toggle-sidebar-btn', function() {
+      if (select('body').classList.contains('toggle-sidebar')) {
+        clearSidebarAutoHideTimer()
+      } else {
+        scheduleSidebarAutoHide()
+      }
+    })
+
+    ;['click', 'keydown'].forEach((evtName) => {
+      document.addEventListener(evtName, trackActivityForSidebar)
+    })
+    ;['wheel', 'touchstart'].forEach((evtName) => {
+      document.addEventListener(evtName, trackActivityForSidebar, { passive: true })
+    })
+
+    window.addEventListener('resize', scheduleSidebarAutoHide)
+    window.addEventListener('load', scheduleSidebarAutoHide)
+  }
+
   /**
    * Search bar toggle
    */