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Spinal Cord Injury Care policy
For CQC-registered domiciliary care services · version 1.0 · last reviewed 1 June 2026
Supporting someone with a spinal cord injury at home calls for clarity about what staff can and cannot do. The module explains spinal cord injury and the key terms, sets out delegation, authorisation and competency, and lists permitted and prohibited actions. It also covers what the individual care plan should hold.
What this policy covers
- Module control
- Definitions and key terms
- Understanding spinal cord injury
- Delegated healthcare activities — authorisation and competency
- What authorised care workers may do
- What care workers must never do
- Legal, professional and clinical framework
- The individual care plan
- Autonomic dysreflexia — recognition
- Autonomic dysreflexia — emergency management
- Respiratory care in spinal cord injury
- Bladder and bowel care in spinal cord injury
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.
- Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
- Mental Capacity Act 2005
- Equality Act 2010
Common questions
- Is the spinal cord injury care 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.