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Gove: EU immigrant influx will make NHS unsustainable by 2030Justice secretary says population the size of Scotland could arrive from Turkey and other potential new EU countries by 2030
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How can mental health services deliver better care for black patients?The Mental Health Taskforce’s plans to overhaul care offer a chance to put race equality back on the agenda
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Why has the NHS deficit ballooned? One word: understaffingSharp decline in health service finances is almost exactly mirrored by extra costs of employing more expensive agency staff
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Blue/Orange review – Joe Penhall peels tricky issues of mental heath and raceWith tremendous performances from Daniel Kaluuya, David Haig and Luke Norris, Penhall’s drama packs even more of a punch 16 years after its debut
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After a patient punched me, I realised force has no role in mental health careBeing assaulted made me dwell on how services too often rely on coercion – which is incompatible with recovery
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'There is still deep anger': junior doctors on the new contract dealA deal has been reached between the health secretary and the British Medical Association, but what do doctors think?
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Jeremy Hunt accused of prolonging junior doctors' disputeHealth secretary let row drag on because of pride and ‘computer says no’ attitude, says Labour
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Ooh Matron! New Carry On movie to address NHS crisisFirst film in classic comedy reboot will feature script by writers of sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps, with Hattie Jacques’s Matron played by a ‘butch gay man’
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Mental health and the NHS: a story of staff shortages and specialismsMental health suffers more staff vacancies than other areas in the NHS
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The Guardian awards: innovative services are now more crucial than everAs entries open for our 2016 public service awards, winners will build on its legacy – pioneering new approaches amid massive cuts, increased demand for services and changing social needs
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Live debate: Will the NHS ever be able to properly fund mental healthcare?Join us today between 12pm and 2pm to discuss how our health service can cope as it deals with a rise in demand for mental healthcare
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Mental health beds shouldn't be so hard to findThe practice of transferring patients with mental health issues long distances for acute care needs to end, demands report led by former NHS chief Nigel Crisp
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Reshaping the NHS workforce for the 21st centuryA paramedic practitioner is just one of many new jobs created in the NHS to tailor treatment to today’s needs, such as helping older patients with long-term conditions
The Guardian view on NHS finances: even the fantasy figures look bad