It's time for the HSJ team to take stock and make their predictions for what the new year could bring for the NHS, from the survival of Healthwatch, to why the NHS App could be in for a tough year.

Nearly 200 NHS England staff have been told they may need to leave because they cannot work for the Daprtment of Health and Social Care as they are not UK or Commonwealth nationals.

An integrated care board has put new restrictions on referrals for several community services, arguing that "health benefits must be maximised from the resources available".

A trust has been forced to cancel more than 1,400 elective operations due to problems with the cleaning of its surgical instruments.

The “rapid national investigation” into maternity care failings launched by Wes Streeting will not formally evaluate the performance of the 12 trusts involved, it has emerged, as families criticised ...

A small hospital's general surgery service is being taken over by a neighbour, after a review found "unacceptable" care standards and reported concerns about a "toxic culture".

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The weekly newsletter that unpacks system leaders’ priorities for digital technology and the impact they are having on delivering health services. This week, written by Joe Talora. Contact HSJ in ...

Government will reduce the Department of Health and Social Care budget by £800m in a single year to fund NHS redundancies, official documents reveal.

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Changing this and making outcomes-based commissioning a reality will take years and will be challenging for both the NHS and those who want to partner with it. This HSJ roundtable, in association with ...

Electronic patient record systems pose "persistent" risks to patients and have directly contributed to several incidents of harm, a national safety watchdog has found.