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Employment Tribunal Reopens Over Trans Doctor’s Changing Room Access

The tribunal resumed in Dundee with the nurse cleared of misconduct, NHS Fife’s £220,000 defense costs, single-sex facility policies under new scrutiny after an April Supreme Court ruling.

Sandie Peggie has been cleared of a number of charges, including patient safety breaches
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Overview

  • Judge Sandy Kemp ruled that Sandie Peggie may misgender Dr Beth Upton during proceedings, finding that such conduct does not constitute harassment.
  • On June 25, an internal NHS Fife panel concluded there was insufficient evidence to uphold gross misconduct allegations against Peggie, including claims of patient care failures and misgendering.
  • NHS Fife has spent more than £220,000 defending the tribunal claim and faces further legal costs as the hearing continues over 11 days.
  • Peggie’s employment tribunal complaint invokes Section 26 of the Equality Act 2010, alleging harassment related to her gender-critical beliefs while the board maintains it followed existing trans-inclusion policy.
  • Following April’s Supreme Court determination that ‘sex’ refers to biological sex, NHS guidance on transgender access to single-sex facilities is being formally reviewed.