AHSN Impact Report 2022 | Page 34

Turbo-charging digital health innovations

Propel @ YH is our digital health accelerator programme and was established to help fast-track 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 2021-22 Propel @ YH programme .
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 . We are proud to have successfully completed our third year .
We launched the application process for our third Propel @ YH cohort last summer and , as the country was still recovering from the third wave of COVID-19 , we put the call out for solutions that would help our health and care systems recover in the
Helen Hoyland , Programme Lead
34 Transforming Lives Through Innovation