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Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber’s digital accelerator Propel@YH is back for its sixth year and is inviting innovators with digital health solutions to apply for the programme.

Propel@YH provides HealthTech innovators with six-month course of structured advice and guidance to help them navigate the NHS, whilst enabling accelerated company growth and increased market presence.

We will be looking for innovations that help in the following areas:

• Workforce – innovations that support the NHS workforce by driving efficiency and streamlining the workflow. (e.g. right pathway first time)
• Waiting lists – innovations that help manage NHS waiting lists e.g. for elective treatment, cancer diagnostic pathways.
• Mental health – innovations that monitor, manage and support mental health.
• Early diagnostics (particularly cancer and mental health) – innovations that diagnose disease early leading to earlier and cheaper intervention
• Urgent and emergency care – innovation to prevent/reduce unscheduled care episodes, speed up ambulance care, discharge etc.
• Patient empowerment – patient-facing solutions that empower the patient and supports collaboration with clinicians.
• Innovative ways of using AI technology in any of the areas mentioned above..

The accelerator is open to all SMEs that can demonstrate innovative digital and patient solutions and have either an existing presence in the region or are willing to establish one.

Successful organisations will take part in a series of masterclasses, digital innovator surgeries, events and 1-2-1 mentoring sessions during the six months of the programme and will have access to Propel@YH partners who bring specific expertise to the programme and include:

• Hill Dickinson
• Nexus, University of Leeds
• Barclays Eagle Labs
• Leeds City Council
• Leeds Teaching Hospitals Innovation Pop Up
• Northern Powerhouse
• Department of Business and Trade
• Par Equity
• DigiSafe
• Acorn Compliance
• West Yorkshire Combined Authority
• 6B Digital
• Quiddity Health
• CDS
• Prova Health
• York Health Economics Consortium
• ORCHA
• Medipex
• West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (networking)
• Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership
• South Yorkshire Integrated Care System

Dr Neville Young, Director of Enterprise and Innovation at Health Innovation Yorkshire & Humber said:

“We’re really excited to be delivering our sixth edition of Propel@YH.

We can’t wait to see which organisations will apply for this year’s programme and find out about the latest innovations that can support the NHS.

We are really pleased to be able to offer this programme of bespoke support to HealthTech innovators. This year, the SMEs will also have access to an innovation funding pot to support the uptake of solutions.

The value and level of support SMEs will receive on the programme will put them in a really strong position to grow and spread their offering into the NHS.”

Apply for Propel@YH

Applications are open until 4pm on Friday 2 September.

Further information about the programme can be found on the Propel@YH website and in our 2023-24 Impact Report