Barbara Robb, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Barbara Robb

British campaigner for the well-being of older people

Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1912

Place of Birth: Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 21-Jun-1976

Profession: psychotherapist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Barbara Robb (née Anne, 15 April 1912 – 21 June 1976) was a British campaigner for the well-being of older people, best known for founding and leading the pressure group AEGIS (Aid for the Elderly in Government Institutions) and for the book Sans Everything: A Case to Answer.A professional psychotherapist, Robb founded AEGIS after witnessing inadequate and inhumane treatment of one of her former patients, and other elderly women, during a visit to Friern Hospital.
AEGIS campaigned to improve the care of older people in long-stay wards of National Health Service (NHS) psychiatric hospitals.
In 1967, Robb compiled Sans Everything: A Case to Answer, a controversial book detailing the inadequacies of care provided for older people, which prompted a nationwide scandal.
Although initially official inquiries into these allegations reported that they were "totally unfounded or grossly exaggerated", her campaigns led to revealing of other instances of ill treatment which were accepted and prompted the government to implement NHS policy changes.