Clive Bowman

Clive Bowman is a gerontologist and healthcare professional with extensive experience in the care home sector. Here are some key details about him:

Professional Background

• Visiting Professor at City University London
• Former consultant physician for 15 years in the West Country, where he developed several service innovations
• Former Medical Director of care services for Bupa

Current Roles

• Non-Executive Director at AKARI Care Homes
• Chair of Invatech Health, an innovative software company focused on medicines management in pharmacies and care settings
• Occasionally undertakes consultancy work

Expertise and Contributions

• Extensive career as a gerontologist
• Has observed and reported on care homes and care home populations since the early 1980s
• Contributed to conferences and written extensively on topics related to elderly care
• Worked with various charities, learned societies, colleges, and national bodies in advisory roles

Academic Involvement

• Honorary Visiting Professor at City, University of London

Clive Bowman has had a long and distinguished career focused on improving care for the elderly, particularly in care home settings. His experience spans clinical practice, academic research, corporate leadership, and advisory roles across the healthcare and elderly care sectors.12