1. Abstract Gaining new knowledge, understanding a new research tool, observable evidence and the opportunity to investigate the position of ethnic minorities into nursing and midwifery National Health Services (NHS) workforce were the drivers for this dissertation topic. The focus of this dissertation topic is of a high priority to the NHS. The NHS is struggling to attract and retain staff in nursing and midwifery profession. There is evidence of low representation of ethnic minorities into this profession and a high disparity exists between the subgroups. There are particular low visibilities of all South Asian communities in this workforce. This dissertation uses the approaches of systematic review as a research tool to investigate the profile of ethnic minorities in particular South Asian groups into nursing and midwifery NHS workforce. Evidence of research and policy based work programmes are used to explore the barriers associated that would signify the low numbers together with the testing and impact of any interventions. Evidence of information gathered suggest the NHS workforce does not reflect the profile of the community it serves and that position of ethnic minority staff has made little progress since 1960s in spite of race equality legislation. A few numbers of initiatives have been introduced by the government; this dissertation describes these as schemes that can work effectively at an operational level but lack of monitoring and a short time frame of their existence inhibit true measurement of their success. This review maps out the past and the current areas of work on this topic and provides implications for future work. 5. Aim of proposed study The overall aim of this study is to explore the position of ethnic minorities within the NHS Nursing and Midwifery workforce using a systematic review. Objectives: • Describe the trends and characteristics of ethnic minority population within the NHS Nursing and Midwifery workforce. • Explore any possible barriers in accessing Nursing and Midwifery workforce by ethnic minority groups. • Investigate any interventions introduced and their effectiveness. • Investigate the need for any future work in this area. I have written the first draft of the dissertation including discussion, conclusion and recommendation. Due to lack of time I need some one to tidy my first draft of the dissertation ensuring that it is not plagiarised.