Healthcare
Patients and nurses are feeling the squeeze of staffing shortages—but they don't feel free to talk about it
Shortages have meant overworked staff, a slide in patient care, and even temporary hospital ward closures
Brishti Basu is a Capital Daily Reporter based in Victoria. She speaks English and is a generalist that primarily covers social issues and the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues relevant to Victoria and Vancouver Island. She began her career in journalism as a reporter with Victoria Buzz in 2017, and has been published in places like VICE, The Tyee, National Geographic, BBC Future, and more. Her work so far covers a wide range of topics, from systematic racism to climate change, marine mammal welfare to culinary nomenclature, and beyond. You can reach Brishti at brishti@capitaldaily.ca or on Twitter @brish_ti.
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