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‘We could see this tsunami of people coming’: inside the secret world of intensive care
The long read: Even within a hospital, the ICU can feel like another world. But critical care goes far beyond simply keeping people alive – it’s also about what happens next
Sarah Whitehead
30, Jul, 2020 @1:26 PM
My grandmother’s parents never told her she was adopted
Sarah Whitehead’s grandmother discovered by accident when she was 25 that she was adopted but kept it secret for 35 years hoping her parents would tell her. But they never did
Sarah Whitehead
02, Dec, 2017 @6:45 AM
‘You’re Polish – you won’t be able to find work’: the employers exploiting confusion over Brexit
Fear and doubt over the legal status of EU workers in Britain is, many charities claim, allowing unscrupulous employers to mistreat workers from mainland Europe. We talk to some of those affected
Sarah Whitehead
24, Oct, 2017 @5:15 PM
‘Some days I feel like I’ll drop dead’ – Britain’s biggest cleaners’ strike
Cleaning staff working at four London hospitals are engaged in industrial action for better pay and conditions. Will collective action force an outsourcing giant to listen to these unheard voices?
Sarah Whitehead
01, Aug, 2017 @5:16 PM
Cleaners at London hospitals stage seven-day strike over pay
More than 700 cleaners, security guards, catering staff and porters walk out after Serco refuses 30p a an hour pay rise
Sarah Whitehead
11, Jul, 2017 @5:36 PM
Ian Brady's psychiatric nurses speak of 'daily miracle' of treating him
Ashworth hospital staff talk of difficulty in setting aside the crimes of the Moors murderer to treat him like any other patient
Sarah Whitehead
19, May, 2017 @3:46 PM
Chris Packham: ‘Sometimes the best way to make a change is to make trouble’
The TV presenter accused of assaulting hunters killing migratory birds in Malta says it’s time for committed environmental activism
Chris Packham and Sarah Whitehead
22, Apr, 2017 @5:00 AM
Should we cut our ties to school uniforms?
After a rigorous headteacher sent 80 pupils home for uniform violations this week, we asked parents, pupils and professionals if the right clothes really make a difference
Interviews by Sarah Whitehead
10, Sep, 2016 @7:00 AM
The other NHS crisis: the overworked nurses who are leaving in despair
The junior doctors’ dispute may be nearly over, but another crisis is brewing in the nursing profession, where staff shortages, a lack of recruitment and funding cuts have left many feeling they cannot carry on in the job they love
Sarah Whitehead
25, Jun, 2016 @8:00 AM
Sailing in Cornwall: learn the ropes – in a weekend
Despite a battering by a spring storm, this novice sailor gets stuck right in
with the crewing of a century-old, two-masted wooden ketch on a two-day trip off the Cornish coast
with the crewing of a century-old, two-masted wooden ketch on a two-day trip off the Cornish coast
Sarah Whitehead
01, May, 2016 @6:00 AM
‘In Iraq I would have died quickly. Here I feel I am dying, but very slowly’ | Sarah Whitehead
Millennial refugees explain how their lives have been changed by conflict
Interviews by Sarah Whitehead
18, Mar, 2016 @12:11 PM
How I crossed a continent and scoured 70 refugee camps to find my mother
At a Dunkirk refugee camp, Sarah Whitehead hears a story of five sons who lost their mother but who refused to give up until they found her again
Sarah Whitehead
12, Mar, 2016 @6:00 AM
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