Improving Psychiatric Care for Older People: Barbara Robb's Campaign 1965-1975

This book tells the story of Barbara Robb and her pressure group, Aid for the Elderly in Government Institutions (AEGIS). In 1965, Barbara visited 73-year-old Amy Gibbs in a dilapidated and overcrowded National Health Service psychiatric hospital back-ward. She was so appalled by the low standards t...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Claire Hilton (auth)
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
Subjects:
Online Access:Get Fullteks
DOAB: description of the publication
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!