TY - JOUR T1 - The inverse care law of compassion JF - British Journal of General Practice JO - Br J Gen Pract SP - 518 LP - 518 DO - 10.3399/bjgp11X588510 VL - 61 IS - 589 AU - Jane H Roberts Y1 - 2011/08/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/61/589/518.abstract N2 - Recently I saw a 13-year-old girl in surgery, let's call her Kelly, with her mum. Kelly's teacher at school had suggested she see her GP as her mood seemed to be low and they had seen evidence of wrist cutting. Earlier this year Kelly had disclosed to a teacher that she had been repeatedly sexually abused by her uncle and a court case was pending. The police inquiries had been ‘endless’, according to her mum and had resulted in her missing almost 2 weeks of school, which made her reintegration all the more difficult. She was referred to an inclusion centre within the school which offers smaller classes as she was unable to cope with the mainstream programme. Both Kelly and her mum were … ER -