diff --git a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/config-schema.ts b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/config-schema.ts
index 3c7f772c4..99613e04c 100644
--- a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/config-schema.ts
+++ b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/config-schema.ts
@@ -254,6 +254,11 @@ export const configSchema: ConfigSchema = {
       },
     },
   },
+  hideWorkspaceVitalsLinks: {
+    _description: 'Configure whether to hide vital history and record vital links in the ward patient workspace.',
+    _type: Type.Boolean,
+    _default: false,
+  },
 };
 
 export interface WardConfigObject {
@@ -266,6 +271,7 @@ export interface WardConfigObject {
     admissionRequestNote: Array<AdmissionRequestNoteElementConfig>;
   };
   wards: Array<WardDefinition>;
+  hideWorkspaceVitalsLinks: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface PendingItemsElementConfig {
diff --git a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-details/ward-patient.workspace.tsx b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-details/ward-patient.workspace.tsx
index 50956d944..a7f7eb084 100644
--- a/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-details/ward-patient.workspace.tsx
+++ b/packages/esm-ward-app/src/ward-workspace/patient-details/ward-patient.workspace.tsx
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
-import { attach, ExtensionSlot } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
+import { attach, ExtensionSlot, useConfig } from '@openmrs/esm-framework';
 import React from 'react';
 import { type WardPatientWorkspaceProps } from '../../types';
 import WardPatientWorkspaceBanner from '../patient-banner/patient-banner.component';
 import styles from './ward-patient.style.scss';
+import { type WardConfigObject } from '../../config-schema';
 
 attach('ward-patient-workspace-header-slot', 'patient-vitals-info');
 
-export default function WardPatientWorkspace({ wardPatient, WardPatientHeader }: WardPatientWorkspaceProps) {
+export default function WardPatientWorkspace({ wardPatient }: WardPatientWorkspaceProps) {
   const { patient } = wardPatient ?? {};
-  const extensionSlotState = { patient, patientUuid: patient?.uuid };
+  const { hideWorkspaceVitalsLinks } = useConfig<WardConfigObject>();
+  const extensionSlotState = { patient, patientUuid: patient?.uuid, hideLinks: hideWorkspaceVitalsLinks };
 
   return (
     <>