title: Has surgical subspecialization gone too far?
abstract: Subspecialization is currently fashionable, but with present hospital organization, the need to cover emergencies and the lack of convincing evidence for its superiority, the tide is on the ebb and the place of the general surgeon is secure.
authors.affiliation: Worcester Royal Infirmary NHS Trust.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Black
mesh_terms: D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D013038:Specialization / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D013043:Specialties, Surgical / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D013503:Surgery Department, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D006113:United Kingdom; D000078329:Workforce; D016526:Workload / Q000592:standards