A 25-year-old nurse from Ceredigion is one of the stars of a new five-part BBC Three docu-series following the lives of young, newly-qualified nurses working on the NHS front line. Leah Kitson-James, from Ceredigion, currently works at Bronglais Hospital in Aberystwyth and says her decision to train as a nurse was inspired by her own health battle.
“I’ve got a lot of history of being in and out of hospital,” she told WalesOnline following the series' release. “I’m currently waiting for a full hip replacement now due to ongoing problems from a young age - I’ve had four hip operations already. I always thought that the nurses were so lovely and that I’d love to become one, one day.
“When I was in sixth form I applied to go into nursing but I withdrew because I didn’t think that I’d be capable of becoming a nurse. I went to do another degree in sports coaching and nutrition with the intention of being a PE teacher but deep down, I knew I wanted to be a nurse! When I applied again, I got in.”
