TRUSTECH Smart Healthcare Ventures Limited operated as the commercial arm of the NHS TRUSTECH service until mid-2019. The original TRUSTECH idea was established in the North West in 2001 as the NHS Innovation Experts by the Department of Health as part of a national network of NHS Innovation Hubs, hosted by the Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. The objective was to help improve healthcare through identification, development and implementation of new innovations or methods of care across Trusts in the UK.