Overview

• Employment tribunal in Dundee heard that Sandie Peggie called Dr Beth Upton a “weirdo,” “freak” and used racial slurs in a private WhatsApp group.
• Peggie named 13 NHS Fife staff members she said shared her objections to a transgender doctor using women’s changing rooms.
• The nurse defended her remarks as “dark humour” rooted in her upbringing and said she did not intend to offend beyond her close circle.
• The tribunal has been adjourned until September to allow for oral submissions on Peggie’s Equality Act claims of harassment and indirect discrimination.
• NHS Fife is facing a formal review of its single-sex facilities policies after internal investigations were criticized and the trust incurred over £250,000 defending the case.