Lay summary
Spinal cord injury (SCI) impacts health, functioning and quality of life. Secondary health complications are common, and if not managed can be life-threatening and cause longer-term disability. General Practitioners (GPs) have a vital role in managing the long-term community-based nature of SCI. However, most GPs have very few people with SCI on their caseload and can consequently lack SCI-specific knowledge. To address this the Spinal Cord Injury Health Maintenance Tool (SCI-HMT) has been developed. It appears to be a promising tool to assist people with SCI and their GPs reduce health complications. However, it is important to determine whether the information in the SCI-HMT is relevant to the New Zealand context. Our aims are to build capacity, establish relationships and engage with stakeholders as preparation for a follow-on study to implement the SCI-HMT in New Zealand; and to identify and characterise any modifications that may enhance the SCI-HMT in the New Zealand context.