Frontline medical staff have made clear their fear that they are increasingly acting as scapegoats for services that are inadequately resourced. In child and adolescent mental health, we have seen a rise in complaints made against psychiatrists. Families may criticise the psychiatrist's care of theirchild when the heart of the matter lies in the family context. The projection of the parents' feelings on to the psychiatrist or clinician can feel persecuting. The way in which NHS trusts respond to this type of complaint may be similarto what happened to Bawa-Garba. The clinician or individual is made to bearthe brunt ofwider systemic problems.
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