Premier Mark McGowan has indicated pressures on the state's hospitals could be attributed to signs on the doors of GP clinics, which advise patients with respiratory symptoms to visit hospital emergency departments.

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners WA Chair, Dr Ramya Rama told 6PR there's no use in blaming GP's for an overloaded hospital system.

<p>Premier Mark McGowan has indicated pressures on the state's hospitals could be attributed to signs on the doors of GP clinics, which advise patients with respiratory symptoms to visit hospital emergency departments.</p>
<p>Royal Australian College of General Practitioners WA Chair, Dr Ramya Rama told 6PR there's no use in blaming GP's for an overloaded hospital system.</p>

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