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Frontline healthcare workers deny BC’s claim that all patients tested for respiratory illness

By Brishti Basu
November 18, 2022

With most people not being tested for what they have, the data presented by the province is incomplete, at best

Healthcare

What can municipalities do to attract health-care workers? Greater Victoria candidates have ideas

From subsidized clinic spaces, to housing and childcare options, municipal election candidates share their plans to make the region more affordable for health-care workers.

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Dumped at the bus stop: Royal Jubilee Hospital patients and employees say racial discrimination is harming people in need of care

By Brishti Basu
October 11, 2022

From Black women whose questions were ignored, to unhoused Indigenous people being denied treatment, the Royal Jubilee Hospital ER is a place many say they will never visit again

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An inside look at Victoria walk-in clinics as province mulls new family doctor pay structure

By Brishti Basu
August 10, 2022

A family doctor who worked at nine clinics across Victoria tells us why she quit after eight months, and how a new fee structure could help save the system

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Former Camosun and Sprott Shaw nursing students allege bullying, discrimination, and wrongful dismissals

By Brishti Basu
July 29, 2022

Amid a widespread nursing shortage, five students said they were dismissed or failed for minor mistakes, and some allege they faced discrimination from instructors at their institution.

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‘Not worth the hassle’: Out-of-province doctor details bureaucratic nightmare trying to work in Vancouver Island hospital

By Brishti Basu
July 23, 2022

Weeks of delays, mountains of paperwork, hundreds of dollars in fees, and still, Dr. Alexandra Dionisopoulos had to cut her intended stay in half, despite a dire need of more healthcare workers.

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Victoria nursing student kicked out of program for staying home while COVID-positive

By Brishti Basu
July 13, 2022

Helen missed four days of clinical work at a long term care facility to protect vulnerable patients from the virus. Sprott Shaw College failed her for it.