diff --git a/app/Services/Care/SpecialtyModuleService.php b/app/Services/Care/SpecialtyModuleService.php
index 8d0d07b..38ef9d0 100644
--- a/app/Services/Care/SpecialtyModuleService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Care/SpecialtyModuleService.php
@@ -180,6 +180,32 @@ class SpecialtyModuleService
         return $out;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Whether the sidebar should show the Specialty nav group.
+     *
+     * Desk specialists only receive their own matching module(s), so a
+     * Specialty → Dentistry (etc.) group is redundant — they use dashboard
+     * cards / direct routes instead. GPs, nurses, and other multi-module
+     * roles keep the group for referral and cross-module access.
+     */
+    public function shouldShowSpecialtyNav(Organization $organization, ?Member $member): bool
+    {
+        if (! $member) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        $modules = $this->enabledModulesForMember($organization, $member);
+        if ($modules === []) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->isDeskSpecialist($organization, $member)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return 'general'|'limited'|'restricted'
      */
diff --git a/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php b/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
index d1aab9f..7f84716 100644
--- a/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/partials/sidebar.blade.php
@@ -78,22 +78,25 @@
             }
 
             // Specialty modules — role-gated clinical surfaces for floor staff.
+            // Desk specialists skip this group (redundant single-desk list); dashboard cards remain.
             if ($permissions->handlesFloorCare($member) && $organization) {
                 $specialtyService = app(\App\Services\Care\SpecialtyModuleService::class);
                 $specialtyService->ensureDefaultModulesProvisioned(
                     $organization,
                     (string) $organization->owner_ref,
                 );
-                foreach ($specialtyService->enabledModulesForMember($organization, $member) as $item) {
-                    $key = $item['key'];
-                    $label = $item['definition']['nav_label'] ?? $item['definition']['label'] ?? $key;
-                    $nav[] = [
-                        'name' => $label,
-                        'route' => route('care.specialty.workspace', $key),
-                        'active' => request()->routeIs('care.specialty.*') && request()->route('module') === $key,
-                        'icon' => $specialtyService->iconSvgPath($key),
-                        'group' => 'specialty',
-                    ];
+                if ($specialtyService->shouldShowSpecialtyNav($organization, $member)) {
+                    foreach ($specialtyService->enabledModulesForMember($organization, $member) as $item) {
+                        $key = $item['key'];
+                        $label = $item['definition']['nav_label'] ?? $item['definition']['label'] ?? $key;
+                        $nav[] = [
+                            'name' => $label,
+                            'route' => route('care.specialty.workspace', $key),
+                            'active' => request()->routeIs('care.specialty.*') && request()->route('module') === $key,
+                            'icon' => $specialtyService->iconSvgPath($key),
+                            'group' => 'specialty',
+                        ];
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/CareSpecialtyAccessTest.php b/tests/Feature/CareSpecialtyAccessTest.php
index 90c5f6a..0036e5a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/CareSpecialtyAccessTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/CareSpecialtyAccessTest.php
@@ -189,15 +189,45 @@ class CareSpecialtyAccessTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertNotContains('blood_bank', $enabledKeys);
         $this->assertNotContains('cardiology', $enabledKeys);
 
+        // Single-desk specialists: no Specialty sidebar group (dashboard cards remain).
+        $this->assertFalse($this->modules->shouldShowSpecialtyNav($this->organization, $member));
+
         $this->actingAs($doctor)
             ->get(route('care.dashboard'))
             ->assertOk()
             ->assertSee('Dentistry')
+            ->assertSee('Specialty modules')
+            ->assertDontSee('>Specialty</p>', false)
             ->assertDontSee('Emergency')
             ->assertDontSee('Cardiology')
             ->assertDontSee('Blood Bank');
     }
 
+    public function test_gp_keeps_specialty_sidebar_nav(): void
+    {
+        [$doctor, $member] = $this->makeStaff('doctor', 'gp-nav');
+        Practitioner::create([
+            'owner_ref' => $this->owner->public_id,
+            'organization_id' => $this->organization->id,
+            'branch_id' => $this->branch->id,
+            'member_id' => $member->id,
+            'user_ref' => $doctor->public_id,
+            'name' => 'Dr GP Nav',
+            'specialty' => 'General Practice',
+            'is_active' => true,
+        ]);
+
+        $this->assertFalse($this->modules->isDeskSpecialist($this->organization, $member));
+        $this->assertTrue($this->modules->shouldShowSpecialtyNav($this->organization, $member));
+
+        $this->actingAs($doctor)
+            ->get(route('care.dashboard'))
+            ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSee('>Specialty</p>', false)
+            ->assertSee('Emergency')
+            ->assertSee('Dentistry');
+    }
+
     public function test_dentistry_specialty_does_not_match_ent_keyword(): void
     {
         [$doctor, $member] = $this->makeStaff('doctor', 'dentist-ent-trap');
@@ -340,10 +370,12 @@ class CareSpecialtyAccessTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertContains('infusion', $enabledForMember);
         $this->assertNotContains('cardiology', $enabledForMember);
         $this->assertNotContains('dentistry', $enabledForMember);
+        $this->assertTrue($this->modules->shouldShowSpecialtyNav($this->organization, $pharmacistMember));
 
         $this->actingAs($pharmacistUser)
             ->get(route('care.dashboard'))
             ->assertOk()
+            ->assertSee('>Specialty</p>', false)
             ->assertSee('Emergency')
             ->assertDontSee('Cardiology');
     }