Unlike some other professionals, all lawyers have unlimited licenses to practice law yet few, if any, have the competence to practice in all areas of the law» combined with report that the LSUC is reforming referral practices as discussed in the article
by Michele Henry, Kenyon Wallace, «Lawyers need signed consent to refer out cases», thestar.com, April 27, 2017, would it not make sense to require that
general practitioners be the first point of contact for any client to
assess the client's needs and to determine whether those needs require the skills of a specialist?
All patients (aged 11 — 18 years), recruited from consecutive referrals
by general practitioners and consultant paediatricians, had been
assessed by a paediatrician.
The primary outcome was successful withdrawal from medication,
assessed by participants» self reports, checked against their
general practitioner's prescription database.