TOFU: Trauma Outcome Follow-Up

JTI and the RBWH Trauma Service have officially launched the Trauma Outcome Follow-Up (TOFU) initiative. This trauma care quality improvement program provides structured follow-up for all trauma patients admitted to RBWH and living in Queensland.

Following discharge from acute care, trauma patients will be sent validated health surveys over a 12-month period to identify any physical and psychological concerns which may require further clinical support during their recovery.

Key components:

• Patients receive health and wellbeing messaging and trauma recovery education resources
• Patients receive electronic self-report check-ins at 3, 6 and 12-months post‑injury
• Patients meeting threshold survey scores trigger alerts for clinical outreach and support

Key benefits:

• Introduces new longitudinal psychosocial and clinical follow-up of RBWH trauma patients
• Enables early identification of mental health and physical needs
• Provides clinical support for patients’ identified needs