Meet our health editors

Yinka Ebo is a Health Information Specialist with over 20 years’ experience creating clear, evidence-based content including for the NHS and leading UK charities such as Cancer Research UK, British Heart Foundation and Diabetes UK. As a Health Information Manager at Young Epilepsy, Yinka specialises in turning complex health information into accessible resources for children and young people with epilepsy to help them feel more informed and confident about navigating their life with the condition.

Catherine Hodder is a policy and public affairs specialist with over 20 years’ experience in children’s policy. She brings expertise in health and education systems, as well as equality and human rights law. Catherine is currently the Head of Voice, Policy and Influencing at Young Epilepsy and has developed her knowledge of the condition over 10 years at the organisation.

Natasha Hughes is a Senior Assistant Research Psychologist at Young Epilepsy, where she leads the development, delivery, and assessment of psychosocial Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) groups and self-help resources for young people with epilepsy and their caregivers. Her work focuses on improving psychological flexibility, wellbeing, and mental health outcomes through evidence-based and person-centred research methods.

A central feature of Natasha’s work is co-production: synthesising lived experience with theoretical and clinical expertise. She works collaboratively with young people, families, healthcare professionals, clinicians, and wider stakeholders to ensure that the ACT group and self-help resources are genuinely meaningful and responsive to the needs of those they are designed to support. 

Main focus: Developing, piloting, and assessing ACT group interventions and self-help resources in collaboration with young people with epilepsy and their families.

Kirsten McHale is an Epilepsy Nurse Consultant and Head of Health at Young Epilepsy, leading the organisation’s clinical services and specialist health support for children and young people living with epilepsy. She brings extensive expertise in paediatric epilepsy nursing, alongside a commitment to improving the quality, safety, and consistency of epilepsy care across education, health and community settings.

Emily Robson is a Health Psychologist, Information writer, and Researcher with experience across the public and private sectors, including the NHS and leading UK health charities. She specialises in creating user-centred, evidence-based health information that empowers people to make confident, informed decisions about their health and wellbeing.