Abstract
Dr W W Yellowlees makes out a strong case against the creation of general practitioner ‘specialoids’. He emphasizes the limitations of the specialists' organ-orientation, without the generalized knowledge of the patient as a person and of the influence of his environment on his illness.
Dr Paul Sadler takes another point of view and describes the successful division of his housing-estate practice into four specialist departments: Pxediatrics, geriatrics, obstetrics and general medicine. He further details the organization and advantages of his own department, pediatrics.