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Oxygen Therapy policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Home oxygen is a prescribed medicine, and this module sets out the provider's role in supporting its use and where that role stops. It covers the individual oxygen prescription and plan, fire safety and risk in the person's home, a procedure for supporting safe use, and the equipment involved, including concentrators, cylinders, liquid oxygen and conservers.
What this policy covers
- Module control
- What home oxygen is, and who receives it
- Oxygen is a prescribed medicine — our role and its limits
- Legal, professional and clinical framework
- The individual oxygen prescription and plan
- Fire safety and risk in the home
- Sop — supporting safe use of oxygen
- Equipment — concentrators, cylinders, liquid oxygen and conservers
- Target saturations and why we never over-oxygenate
- Recognising problems and complications
- Emergencies and red flags — what to do
- Infection prevention and control
Regulations and guidance it supports
Supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 9, 11, 12, 17 and 20 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
- Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005 (F11)
- Mental Capacity Act 2005 (D06, D07)
Common questions
- Is the oxygen therapy policy CQC-aligned?
- Yes. It is written and reviewed by practising UK compliance consultants against current CQC expectations, and supports the fundamental standards at Regulations 9, 11, 12, 17 and 20. 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.