Part 1: Health Service in England: Integration, Collaboration and Other Changes NHS Trusts Section 48: NHS trusts in England
This section repeals section 179 of the 2012 Act. Section 179 of the 2012 Act was never commenced. If commenced, it would have abolished NHS Trusts in England. However not all NHS Trusts have converted to NHS Foundation Trusts. NHS Trusts still exist and will continue to exist and so this section of the 2012 Act has been repealed to avoid any confusion regarding the future existence of NHS trusts.