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.

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".

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.

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Good afternoon, and welcome to this fortnight’s edition of the Patient Safety Watch newsletter. ‘Normal birth’ rears its head again. We start this newsletter again with mate ...