National Clinical Advisor on Gambling Harms, NHS England

Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones OBE, DL is a Consultant Psychiatrist specialised in Addiction Psychiatry as well as having a research background in Neuroscience.

She has been employed by the same NHS Trust (CNWL NHS Trust) for the past twenty-five years and is the Founder and Director of two national clinics which she leads clinically in parallel with her research and advisory roles.

She is the current Vice President of the Royal Society of Medicine having been both Trustee and President of Psychiatry at the RSM before her role of VP.

A regular advisor to the UK government on matters relating to gambling disorder, gaming disorder and mental health, she was appointed NHS England’s first ever National Clinical Advisor on Gambling Harms in September 2022.

As well as pursuing a clinical career in medicine and psychiatry she has led a parallel academic career obtaining her Medical Doctorate ( MD Res) in the field of Neuroscience from Imperial College researching the role of Executive Function as a predictor of outcome in the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse’

She leads on Behavioural Addictions in her role as Visiting Senior Research Fellow at Cambridge University in the Department of Psychiatry. She has an extensive publication list of both peer reviewed papers and of textbooks.

She is Honorary Professor at UCL in the Faculty of Brain Science.

In 2019 Henrietta was awarded an OBE for services to addiction treatment and to research.

In 2020 she received the Psychiatrist of the Year 2020 Award from the Royal College of Psychiatrists.

In 2023 she became Honorary Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists; this is the highest honour the College can award to individuals in society who have made an impact to mental health nationally.

She is the recipient of several other national and international awards all listed in her bio ( see link below)

In November 2023 she was appointed Deputy Lieutentant of Greater London and assigned to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. In this role she supports the Lord Lieutenant Sir Kenneth Olissa in upholding the work and values of the Royal Family.

Henrietta is founder and Director of two national NHS clinics: the National Problem Gambling Clinic and the National Centre for Gaming Disorders.

She is the Immediate Past President of the Psychiatry Section at the Royal Society of Medicine; a member of the World Health Organisation Expert Group on Gaming Disorders and a Distinguished Fellow of the International Society of Addiction Medicine.

She is a Past-President of the Medical Women’s Federation and is the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ spokesperson on Behavioural Addictions as well as being an elected member of the BMA's Board of Science.

For an in depth bio please refer to www.henriettabowdenjones.com