A young child suspected of having a foreign body in the respiratory tract had to wait for over an hour to see a doctor at a health centre's emergency service.

Parliamentary Ombudsman Petri Jääskeläinen proposes that the National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health Valvira should consider the need to develop clear national triage guidelines. The Parliamentary Ombudsman finds such guidelines vital in order to safeguard patient safety, patient equality and continuity of care.