s 27C Recommendations about restructuring
(1) NHS England may— (a) make recommendations to NHS trusts for or in connection with the making of restructuring applications; (b) take such other steps as it considers appropriate to facilitate restructuring applications involving NHS trusts. (2) In this section “ restructuring application ”, in relation to an NHS trust, means an application by the NHS trust under— (a) section 56 (mergers involving NHS foundation trusts); (b) section 56A (acquisitions by NHS foundation trusts); (c) section 69A (transfer of property etc between NHS bodies); (d) paragraph 28 of Schedule 4 (dissolution of NHS trusts).