Specialists and GPs, though sometimes perceived as

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Specialists and GPs, though sometimes perceived as opposites, are inextricably dependent on each others skills and, crucially, most are keenly aware of the extent of this interdependency. GPs can only work safely to the limits of their

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Specialists and GPs, though sometimes perceived as opposites, are inextricably dependent on each others’ skills and, crucially, most are keenly aware of the extent of this interdependency. GPs can only work safely to the limits of their knowledge and skill if they can refer easily and promptly to their specialist colleagues when those limits are reached. Specialists can only use their skills maximally if they are enabled to work with a highly selected population for whom their particular skills are appropriate. There is an almost perfect complementarity between the two parts of the profession and the interface between GP and specialist care needs to be seen primarily as a means of extending the effectiveness of both. Divided we fail Clinical Medicine 2011, Vol 11, No 6: 576–86 Iona Heath<br>