About spinal injury Education Section 4: Life Outside The Spinal Unit After A Spinal Injury Discharge Planning Discharge Planning starts almost immediately. The consultant sets a provisional discharge date after admission to the Spinal Unit. Discharge Planning Housing Your occupational therapist (OT) will be able to help with any concerns you have accessing your home. Housing Education and Employment If, at the time of your injury you are employed or still in education, your occupational therapist will discuss the possibility of returning to either one of these. Education and Employment Wheelchair Maintenance This is something that people do not think about a great deal but if you do not look after your wheelchair there is a chance it could break and possibly leave you stranded. Wheelchair Maintenance Out Patient Clinic The spinal injury clinic at the Southern General University Hospital provides regular lifelong follow-up care following your spinal cord injury. Out Patient Clinic Role Of The Spinal Nurse Specialists The Spinal Nurse Specialists provide life long follow up, care, support and advice to all patients who go home from the Spinal Unit who have suffered a spinal cord injury with some degree of spinal cord damage. Role Of The Spinal Nurse Specialists Manage Cookie Preferences