Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children present with burn injuries covering larger body surface areas, suffer full thickness burns and require hospital admission more often and for longer than other Australian children. Lack of cultural safety, communication gaps between service providers and family members and institutional racism have been identified as major barriers to accessing appropriate aftercare for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children following a burn injury. Aims We aim to develop a model of care that will be integrated in the burns clinic and will enhance burn care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children and their families. The model of care will deliver a culturally safe, structured discharge plan and ongoing follow up support aftercare for children and their family. Method Safe pathways will co-develop, implement, and evaluate a patient-centred discharge and follow up model of care. It will be developed in partnership with

Background Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners and Liaison Officers are qualified professionals in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Care. There are different terms for this profession and a variety of roles for this workforce which are key to closing gaps in health, wellbeing, and social outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Despite their crucial role, their work is challenged by lack of clarity about their roles, diverse expectations, racism, varying levels of acceptance by non-Indigenous clinicians of their value in health care and working in culturally unsafe environments. Aims To explore how Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners/Liaison Officers are involved in the delivery of quality hospital care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. To explore how the role of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Workers/Practitioners/Liaison Officers facilitate improved health ou