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Turbo-charging digital health innovation

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Propel @ YH is our digital health accelerator programme and was established to help accelerate the uptake of digital health technologies in our region . It provides innovators with a structured course of support and advice aimed at increasing company growth and market presence . Programme Lead , Helen Hoyland , tells the story of our 2020-21 Propel @ YH programme .

Helen Hoyland , Programme Lead
Propel @ YH is open to all innovators that can demonstrate innovative digital solutions for patients and have either an existing presence in our region or are willing to establish one . Our objective is to recruit small and medium-sized enterprises ( SMEs ) with innovations that have the potential to improve health outcomes for our regional population and we are proud to have successfully completed our second year .
We launched the application process for our second Propel @ YH cohort last summer and , as the country started to recover from
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