Flavia Munn

Freelance health journalist and editor

United Kingdom

An award-winning journalist writing and editing for a range of health publications and news sites.

Portfolio
Student BMJ
01/02/2017
Studying medicine with a health condition

Hannah Venables had just finished vomiting, and her face was still wet with tears following a suicide attempt, when she was told: "Pull yourself together". The words were spoken to a junior doctor.

Nursing Standard
01/11/2017
Focus on workplace safety as staff injury bill tops £47m

The overall bill for compensation payments and legal costs for NHS staff injuries last year was £47.5 million, Nursing Standard can reveal. Employers have been urged to improve health and safety at work in light of the new figures.

Nursing Standard
11/30/2016
Child abuse inquiry urges nurses to help survivors tell their stories

Nurses, midwives and health visitors encounter victims of historical and current abuse in a variety of healthcare settings and specialties. The Independent Inquiry into Child Sex Abuse, which is looking at the extent to which institutions and organisations in England and Wales have failed to protect children from sexual abuse, wants nurses help in supporting patients who may have information to contribute.

Nursing Standard
11/02/2016
Nurses urged to get the flu jab

The annual drive to urge nurses and other healthcare professionals to have their free flu vaccination is underway, following a fall in numbers last year.

BMA news
01/12/2016
Industrial action: junior doctors provide emergency-only care

Tens of thousands of junior doctors are today taking industrial action over their contract dispute with the Government. Trainees in England are providing emergency care-only cover - similar to a Christmas Day service - in the first of three planned periods of industrial action.

BMA news
02/01/2016
Overseas students face training curb

Overseas graduates of UK medical schools could be denied the opportunity to continue their NHS training. The BMA is fighting proposed immigration changes which aim to restrict the link between the visas given to overseas students studying at UK medical schools and the visas they then use to progress on to specialty training.

BMA news
12/01/2014
Domestic abuse: seeking hidden crimes

Domestic abuse victims will likely contact a doctor before they contact the police. The BMA report Domestic Abuse outlines ways to identify these hidden crimes Female victims of domestic abuse suffer an average of 35 incidents of harm - physical, psychological or both - before seeking help.

BMA news
08/03/2012
Funding books for life

Books can mean the difference between life and death for people in developing countries. Tens of thousands of people die every day because their healthcare workers and loved ones lack the information to make appropriate decisions about their care.