diff --git a/src/controllers/appUserController.js b/src/controllers/appUserController.js
index 30fb82d..1604f86 100644
--- a/src/controllers/appUserController.js
+++ b/src/controllers/appUserController.js
@@ -291,6 +291,39 @@ exports.addReportText = async (req, res) => {
   }
 };
 
+exports.updateChecked = async (req,res) =>{
+  try {
+    const app_user_id = req.params.id;
+    if (!["Admin", 8].includes(req.user.role)) {
+      return res.status(403).json({ error: "Unauthorized to approve IDs" });
+    }
+
+    const updateQuery = `
+      UPDATE app_users
+      SET checked = ?
+      WHERE id = ?
+    `;
+    const result = await db.query(updateQuery, [1, app_user_id]);
+    if (result.affectedRows > 0) {
+      return res.status(200).json({
+        status: 'success',
+        message: 'Acknowledged successfully',
+        
+      });
+    } else {
+      return res.status(404).json({
+        status: 'error',
+        message: 'No matching record found to update checked',
+      });
+    }
+
+    
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.error("Error updating checked:", error);
+    return res.status(500).json({ error: "Internal server error" });
+  }
+}
+
 
 exports.signup = async (req, res) => {
   try {
diff --git a/src/routes/appUsers.js b/src/routes/appUsers.js
index 5dfe4c3..67e4e32 100644
--- a/src/routes/appUsers.js
+++ b/src/routes/appUsers.js
@@ -164,5 +164,6 @@ router.put('/flag', upload.none(), authMiddleware.authenticateToken, appUserCont
 
 router.post('/logs/add-report', authMiddleware.authenticateToken, appUserController.addReportText);
 
+router.put('/acknowledge/:id',authMiddleware.authenticateToken, upload.none(), appUserController.updateChecked);
 
 module.exports = router;
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diff --git a/src/services/secondaryWebsocket.js b/src/services/secondaryWebsocket.js
index 55b63f0..571ae9e 100644
--- a/src/services/secondaryWebsocket.js
+++ b/src/services/secondaryWebsocket.js
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ wss.on("connection", (ws) => {
                             return;
                         }
 
-                        console.log("result1:-------------------", result1);
 
                         const hospitalCode = result1[0].hospital_code;
 
@@ -329,9 +328,48 @@ wss.on("connection", (ws) => {
                     } catch (error) {
                         emitEvent("app-usersby-hospitalid", { error: error.message }, ws.userId);
                     }
+        }
+
+        if(data.event === "get-signup-notifications"){
+
+            if (!data.token) {
+                emitEvent("get-signup-notifications", { error: "Token missing" }, ws.userId);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                const decoded = jwt.verify(data.token, process.env.JWT_ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET);
+                const allowedRoles = ['Admin',8];
+
+                // Role-based access check
+                if (!allowedRoles.includes(decoded.role)) {
+                    emitEvent("get-signup-notifications", { error: "You are not authorized!" }, decoded.id);
+                    return;
                 }
 
-      
+               
+
+                // Fetch documents for hospital
+                const hospital_code = await db.query(
+                    "SELECT hospital_code FROM hospitals WHERE id = ?",
+                    [decoded.id]
+                );
+
+                 // Fetch notifications of new signup
+                 const notifications = await db.query(
+                    "SELECT * FROM hospitals WHERE hospital_code = ? AND checked=0",
+                    [hospital_code]
+                );
+
+                emitEvent("get-signup-notifications", {
+                    message: "Notifications fetched successfully.",
+                    notifications
+                }, decoded.id);
+
+            } catch (error) {
+                emitEvent("get-signup-notifications", { error: error.message }, ws.userId);
+            }
+        }