Julie Blamires

Background New Zealand is one of the last high‐income countries in the world experiencing significant rates of rheumatic fever. Nurses play a crucial role in rheumatic fever prevention; however, little is understood as to how nurses can best achieve this. Aim To explore nursing practices that optimise rheumatic fever prevention. Design An integrative review. Methods Four electronic databases (CINAHL, SCOPUS, Medline via, and Ovid) were searched for peer‐reviewed empirical articles published from 2013 to 2023. Grey literature (guidelines/reports) was also sourced. Critical appraisal was applied using the Mixed‐Methods Appraisal Tools and the Joanna Briggs Critical Appraisal checklist. Qualitative Research in Psychology , 3 (2), 77–101, thematic analysis method was used to generate themes. Results Seven research articles and three national reports were included. Four themes—in‐depth nursing knowledge and improving prophylaxis adherence, cultural competency, and therapeutic nurse–patient relationships—were found. Conclusion While nursing knowledge and ways to improve injection adherence are essential, being culturally receptive and developing therapeutic relationships are equally important. Without strong and trusting relationships, it is difficult to deliver care required for prevention success. Implications to care When working with vulnerable populations it is important to be culturally receptive in all interactions with patients and their families. Impact New Zealand has high rates of rheumatic fever, especially among vulnerable populations such as Pacific Islanders and Māori. Nurses are often frontline primary care providers who, when skilled with the right tools, can help reduce the prevalence of this disease. Reporting method The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta‐Analysis flow chart. Patient or public contribution No Patient or Public Contribution was required for this research.

The Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) Health system currently provides disability support services to children living with cerebral palsy (CP) and their families built on key policy and legislation which has created two distinct disability support pathway. One pathway is provided through the Accident Compensation Corporation and the other through Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand) districts. There is consensus that these pathways result in significant inequities in terms of support service delivery. Māori and Pacific People are particularly impacted by this inequity. In the absence of literature that critically analyses this situation, the purpose of this paper is to examine, understand and critique how disability support services are structured and delivered to children living with cerebral palsy and their families in Aotearoa New Zealand. Two clinical vignettes illustrate the challenges and inequities faced by families and demonstrates how the two separate pathways impact service delivery, opportunities to thrive and health outcomes. This paper will highlight that there is a need for a review of the current system which is timely considering the recent establishment of Te Whatu Ora - Health New Zealand, Te Aka Whai Ora - Māori Health Authority, and Whaikaha - the Ministry for Disabled Peoples. TE REO MĀORI TRANSLATION Te pānga o ngā kaupapa here me ngā ture ki te hanganga me te horanga o ngā ratonga tautoko mō ngā tamariki kua pāngia e te mate whakatīmohea, me ō rātou whānau i Aotearoa: He tirohanga ngaio Ngā Ariā Matua Ko tā te pūnaha Hauora o Aotearoa o tēnei wā he hora ratonga tautoko ki ngā tamariki kua pāngia e te mate whakatīmohea me ō rātou whānau. E rua ngā ara tautoko hauātanga motuhake kua waihangatia, i roto i ngā whakatau kaupapa here me ngā ture matua. Ko tētahi ara he mea whāngai ki te pūtea, he mea hora hoki mā roto i te Kāporeihana Āwhina Hunga Whara, he Whakahaere Karauna; ko tētahi ka horaina mā ngā rohe o Te Whatu Ora (Health New Zealand). Ko te whakaaro o te nuinga, nā ēnei ara e rua he maha ngā korenga e ōrite o ngā horanga ratonga tautoko. Ko ngāi Māori me Ngā Iwi o Te Moana-nui-a-Kiwa te hunga ka tino pāngia e ēnei korenga e ōrite. Mā ētahi pūrākau poto taurima tūroro e rua, kotahi pūrākau mō tētahi, mō tētahi, e whakaahua ngā rerekētanga o te wātea me te horanga i ngā ratonga hauora, tautoko hoki. E anga ana tēnei pepa ki te whakaahua he pēhea te waihanga o ngā ratonga tautoko hauātanga ki ngā tamariki kua pāngia e te mate whakatīmohea me ō rātou whānau i Aotearoa, me te whakakite i ngā taumahatanga me ngā korenga e ōrite kei mua i ngā whānau, e pēhi nei i ō rātou whāinga wāhi kia puāwai, me ō rātou pūtanga hauora. E akiaki ana tēnei pepa kia whakahoutia wawetia te pūnaha o nāianei, ā, he mea tika mō tēnei wā, i muri i te whakatūranga i tēnei tau o Te Whatu Ora, o Te Aka Whai Ora (Māori Health Authority) me Whaikaha (Ministry of Disabled People). Ngā kupu matua: te mate whakatīmohea, tamariki, ngā whānau, ture, kaupapa here