CuraFlow DC-F13CQCSection F · Health, Safety and Infection Prevention
Display Screen Equipment DSE policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Screen work in a care service is mostly office based, but the display screen equipment duties still apply. This explains who counts as a DSE user, workstation set-up, self-assessment, breaks and changes of activity, eyesight tests and spectacles, and how the same approach carries over to home and hybrid working.
What this policy covers
- Why dse matters
- The framework
- Who is a dse ‘user’
- Workstation set-up
- Dse self-assessment
- Breaks and changes of activity
- Eyesight tests and spectacles
- Home and hybrid working
- Mobile devices — care-worker use
- Special groups and reasonable adjustments
- Training and information
- Dse users
Regulations and guidance it supports
Supports the fundamental standards at Regulation 19 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992 (as amended)
- Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999
- Equality Act 2010
Common questions
- Is the display screen equipment dse policy CQC-aligned?
- Yes. It is written and reviewed by practising UK compliance consultants against current CQC expectations, and supports the fundamental standards at Regulation 19. It is a controlled starting-point document that you adapt to your own service — you remain the accountable provider.
- Can I download and edit this policy?
- Yes. It downloads as Word (.docx) or PDF with your company name, registered manager, CQC ID and address already filled in on the cover page and throughout the document. The Word version is fully editable.
- Can I buy this policy on its own?
- Policies are sold as a complete library rather than individually, because CQC expects a coherent set that cross-references properly — a single policy in isolation creates gaps. The domiciliary care library contains 141 policies and can be bought outright as a one-off purchase and kept permanently.
- How often is it reviewed?
- The library is re-reviewed every six months and after any material regulatory change. This policy was last reviewed 1 June 2026, and is at version 1.0. Updates reach you automatically, so downloads always reflect the current version.