Overview
- The tribunal upheld Sandie Peggie’s harassment claim against NHS Fife and dismissed allegations of discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation.
- Judges criticised the board for not revoking interim permission that allowed Dr Beth Upton to use the women’s changing room after Peggie’s complaint.
- The ruling also reproved NHS Fife for raising patient-care allegations during the dispute and for wrongly restricting what Peggie could say.
- Peggie had been placed on special leave following allegations by Upton after the initial confrontation at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy on December 24, 2023.
- The case produced a 318-page judgment after evidence from about 21 witnesses and nearly 3,000 pages of documents, with Peggie’s team reviewing the decision as political calls for accountability intensify.