A new triage system is being rolled out among aged-care facilities in Perth, allowing residents to consult via phone with a registered nurse and hospital-based consultant, before an ambulance is called. 

The program’s main goal is to slash ramping and ease pressure on Western Australia's emergency departments. 

Australian Nurses Federation state secretary Janet Reah told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live the elderly are being blamed for ramping.

A new triage system is being rolled out among aged-care facilities in Perth, allowing residents to consult via phone with a registered nurse and hospital-based consultant, before an ambulance is called. 
The program’s main goal is to slash ramping and ease pressure on Western Australia's emergency departments. 
Australian Nurses Federation state secretary Janet Reah told Oliver Peterson on Perth Live the elderly are being blamed for ramping.

Perth LIVE with Oliver Peterson provides you with everything you need for your run home. If it happens in Perth you will hear it on Perth LIVE.

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