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Where Angels Fear To Tread - by Sylvia Rapley-Anderson (Paperback)

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Highlights

  • In 1973, a small group of parents and health professionals set out to overturn the inhumane and rigid treatment children received in hospitals around the country.
  • Author(s): Sylvia Rapley-Anderson
  • 166 Pages
  • Health + Wellness, Children's Health

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Book Synopsis



In 1973, a small group of parents and health professionals set out to overturn the inhumane and rigid treatment children received in hospitals around the country. To do this, they formed the Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital (AWCH), and their vision was to put the welfare of child at the centre of every decision that was made about them.

AWCH's goals of parents staying with their sick children in hospital to give them comfort and support, being taken seriously by doctors and nurses, and even being allowed to bring in a child's favourite toy were met with entrenched opposition by medical staff and hospital boards.

Yet in only a few years, AWCH succeeded in changing hospital policy dramatically. Sylvia Rapley-Anderson was one of the founders of AWCH. She was a committee member, then its first national Research and Development Officer. This is her story of those three years that transformed children's hospital care forever.



Review Quotes




This inspirational book shows how, over three years in the 1970s, a handful of determined people revolutionised the way hospitals treat the children in their care. It is a part of Australia's history that deserves to be recognised and celebrated.

Dame Quentin Bryce



A fascinating and lively memoir of a part of Australian history more people should know. Anyone who's ever had a sick child should read this and thank Sylvia Rapley-Anderson and AWCH.

Pamela Hart


Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .38 Inches (D)
Weight: .58 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 166
Genre: Health + Wellness
Sub-Genre: Children's Health
Publisher: Improbable Fictions
Format: Paperback
Author: Sylvia Rapley-Anderson
Language: English
Street Date: June 10, 2024
TCIN: 91822037
UPC: 9780992492281
Item Number (DPCI): 247-49-3728
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.38 inches length x 6.14 inches width x 9.21 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.58 pounds
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