Montpellier, France, October 07-09 2026
2026-10-07 10:00:00
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Chi Chi Ekhator

EKHATOR Chi-Chi

Ascension Trust / AT Beacon Project, United Kingdom

  • HSJ Awards Judge, contributing to national assessment of innovation, quality improvement, and system transformation across health and care; GP Appraiser for NHS England; and GP in London, with over two decades of experience across primary care, prevention, and population health systems.
  • Vice Chair of Ascension Trust and Strategic Clinical Lead of the AT Beacon Project, a scalable, place-based health inequalities model delivering prevention and early intervention through trusted community settings, aligned with neighbourhood health and integrated care priorities.
  • Leads system-integrated programmes as a strategic programme developer and delivery partner with ICBs, local authorities, VCSE organisations, and public health teams, supporting delivery of the NHS Long Term Plan, Core20PLUS5, and neighbourhood-based care.
  • Programme Lead for the Lambeth Fruit & Vegetables on Prescription initiative, demonstrating how food-based interventions can be commissioned to improve health outcomes, reduce inequalities, and mobilise health professionals as trusted messengers between science, policy, and communities.
  • Adviser to national policy initiatives on health inequalities, including the Bishop of London’s Health Inequalities Action Group and an NHS England Technical Advisory Group, contributing to policy development on community engagement, social prescribing, and system partnership with faith and community organisations.
  • Recognised public speaker and media contributor, featured on BBC Newsnight, BBC News at Six, BBC Radio 4, and national policy platforms.

Recent publications 

  1. Health Inequalities Action Group (HIAG). On Faith, Place and Health: Harnessing the power of faith groups to tackle London’s health inequalities. London: HIAG; 2022.
  2. Ascension Trust; AT Beacon Project. Lambeth Fruit & Vegetables on Prescription Programme: Phase I clinical outcomes report. London; 2024.
  3. Ascension Trust; AT Beacon Project. Prescribing Fresh Produce: Phase II impact report. London; 2025.
  4. Referenced in: Alexandra Rose Charity. Exploring the power of fruit and veg on prescription. London; 2023.
  5. Referenced in: Marmot M, Dorrell S. Health inequality is a choice – and so is fixing it. The Times. 2021 Oct 5.