today — we catch up with alice pallot, a nurse in intensive care in southampton.t people, but says at the minute every shift feels like a double. coffee, essential. i've got my lunch for the day and i'm ready to go. she has had a few days off so is feeling and ready. walking up to the entrance now, id at the ready, and find out where i'm going to be. walking up to the entrance now, id at the ready, and find out where i'm going to be. this is the paediatric unit which we are now using for adult beds. mask on, visor at the ready. the patients alice is caring for all have coronavirus so when she comes out of the intensive care unit she has to take her personal protective equipment or ppe off very carefully so she doesn't contaminate herself. she has to remove it in a certain order, washing her hands at every stage. it takes about six minutes in all. now time for a tea break. after her cuppa, she has to start all over again. this effectively becomes your skin for however many hours we are in there. alice is helping to look after three people on this shift. they are al