It's been an exciting month for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) as they welcomed more than 500 newly qualified nurses and midwives.

In the coming weeks, this year’s graduate intake will be joining teams in all NHSGGC hospitals and in the community across all six Health and Social Care Partnerships.

One person who knows better than most how this year’s new colleagues will be feeling is Leah Holmes, a Glasgow nurse who joined the NHSGGC family last year.

The 24-year-old joined Older People’s Services on Wards 32, 35 and 38 at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary in 2024, and she feels like she’s meant to be there.

Speaking of her first year in the nursing world, she said: "It’s challenging, but I really enjoy it. I feel like I can get into the minds of elderly people.

“In fact I’ve al

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