To request a username and password for the Burn Care Standards please contact us by following this link burnstandards.org/contact/

The care standards application can be accessed by visiting ibcs.netlify.com.

Enter the supplied username/password in to the Username and Password fields as shown below then click the "Sign In" button.

The Care Standards home page will be displayed showing a list of existing assessments (if any) for organisations to which your user is assigned.

On the tool bar at the top of the screen you will see the main menu:

Assessments
- "My Assessments" - will display your list of assessments.
- "New Assessment" - allows you to create a new assessment. You should only have one active assessment at a time.
Standards
- "View the Standards" - this displays the latest Burn Care Standards in a printer friendly format.
Help
- "Quick Start" - navigates to this page
- "Contents" - main help contents
- "About" - shows an information page about the software.
Your name (your email address)
- "Account" - allows you to update your accounts' contact information
- "Logout" - logs out of the application

Creating A New Assessment

To create a new assessment click the New assessment button or open the "Assessments" menu choose "New".

A new assessment properties screen will open as shown below.

Select the organisation for which the assessment is due. The Age Group, Designation and Assessment Type will automatically be completed.
Check that the Age Group & Designation are appropriate for your organisation
- If you suspect that your admission age group and designation are incorrect, please contact us before proceeding
Once the assessment has started these fields will be saved and no longer editable.
The date started, reviewed and submitted will automatically be filled in at each stage of the process.
Make any commentary you feel necessary in the relevant comments sections on the right.

Press the "Questions" button to open the assessment.

Assessment Overview

A list of sections and standard numbers will be displayed along with a progress bar to display the progress of each stage of the assessment.
Click the "Self Assessment" button to display your last opened question, or the first question if this is your first time
You may also navigate to a specific standard by clicking on the appropriate standard number in the list.
Once a standard has all mandatory scores the number becomes bold.
Standards without all mandatory scores are shown in italic.
When all your scores and evidence has been entered, you can click the "Submit Scores and Close" button. This will alert the reviewer that you are ready for the on-site visit.
- Once closed, no further edits can be made to the evidence or scores.
The Properties button will open the Assessment Properties where you can edit your comments at any time.
To return to your list of assessments, click "Back to Assessments List".

Note that standards numbers may not be consecutive; questions are filtered based on the designation and age group of your organisation

Each standard has a one or more questions that require a score and evidence in text form.
Using the "Next" button will take you to the next set of questions. The next button is disabled until all scores are entered.
To skip a question use the number line at the bottom of the page to navigate to a specific standard.
To return to the Assessments overview page, press the Save & Close button at the top right.