India, March 9 -- A project led by The University of Western Australia that aims to reduce hospital fall injuries and assist recovery in older people has received more than $1.4 million in Federal funding.

The research, led by Professor Anne-Marie Hill, from UWA's School of Allied Health and the WA Centre for Health and Ageing at UWA, was awarded funding through the Federal Government's Medical Research Future Fund.

Professor Hill, whose work is supported by the Royal Perth Hospital Research Foundation, said hospital falls were a major cause of serious injuries and deaths each year and associated with older patients' functional decline, delayed discharge, loss of independence and admission to residential aged care.

"Australian hospital...