Ym mis Mawrth 2010, dyrannwyd cyllid gwerth £1m i sefydlu’r Gronfa Arloesi Iechyd Gwledig. Mae £1.25m ychwanegol wedi’i ddyrannu ar gyfer 2011-2013.  Dyrannwyd y gronfa i dri maes penodol er mwyn cefnogi:Arloesi lleol:  ariannwyd 15 o brosiectau lleol, a oedd yn cynnwys mentrau i’w gwneud yn haws cael gafael ar wasanaethau fel gwasanaethau hosbis yn y cartref, gwasanaethau allgymorth symudol a gwasanaethau telefeddygaeth, yn ogystal â chydgysylltu ac ymgysylltu â’r Trydydd Sector, a chynlluniau arloesol i dreialu fferylliaeth gymunedol.Dau safle datblygu: clustnodwyd Hywel Dda a Phowys fel Safleoedd Datblygu Iechyd Gwledig i roi prawf ar ddulliau newydd o weithio yng nghefn gwlad.Rhaglenni cenedlaethol:  cafodd dwy ffrwd waith genedlaethol eu nodi a’u datblygu.  Roedd y gyntaf yn archwilio potensial ehangach telefeddygaeth gan ymdrin â mynediad at wasanaethau yng Nghymru wledig.  Roedd yr ail yn ystyried sut i ddatblygu arferion iechyd gwledig, gan nodi cyfleoedd ar gyfer creu model gofal a datblygu’r gweithlu ochr yn ochr â datblygu proffesiynol.
In March 2010, £1m funding was allocated to establish the Rural Health Innovation Fund. Further funding of £1.25m has been allocated for 2011 – 2013.  The fund was allocated under three areas to support:Local innovation: 15 local projects were funded and included initiatives to improve access to services such as hospice at home; mobile outreach services, telemedicine services, Third Sector engagement and co-ordination and innovative community pharmacy pilots.Two development sites: Hywel Dda and Powys were identified as Rural Health Development Sites to test new models of working in rural areas.National programmes: Two national work streams were identified and developed.  The first explored the further potential for telemedicine addressing access to services across rural Wales.  The second considered issues in developing rural health practice setting out potential opportunities for the model of care and workforce along with professional development.