The NHS Confederation is calling for a more joined up strategy, driven at the local rather than national level, to help cut falls in the elderly.

The UK's health system needs "radical change" to cope with the rising number of people with chronic conditions, especially in deprived areas, says a report by medical experts.

The BBC learns that the Western Health trust is to carry out a formal review of the treatment and care of a baby who died from pseudomonas.

A ventilation tube invented by a doctor to prevent the spread of pneumonia in intensive care patients is saving money as well as lives.