What does this mean for physicians?

The lists in Referring wisely highlight that many referrals are made to specialist physicians which specialists consider should be in the domain of all physicians. Potential reasons might include:

• lack of appropriate generalist resource
• ill-defined referral patterns
• unfulfilled educational needs
• lack of understanding of what conditions fall under the generalist and specialist remits.

The lists are not intended to be used didactically but should provide a useful resource to generate conversation about referral patterns, leading to more uniform practice where possible.

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