Jean Lovell-Davis

Campaigner for sick children

BORN SEPTEMBER 17, 1928 – DIED MARCH 31, 2020, AGED 91

PARENTS with children in hospital owe a lot to Jean Lovell-Davis.

As National Association for the Welfare of Children in Hospital director, she lobbied for changes which stopped children being admitted to adult wards and allowed parents unrestricted access.

Born in Liverpool, her brother developed childhood bone tuberculosis which required a three-year stay in hospital. His family could only visit him once a month.

Lovell-Davis worked as a picture researcher, then taught remedial children in London. She also presented a children’s radio programme called Jellybone, and set up phone information service Children’s London.