NHS nurse suspended following complaint about trans doctor wins public hearing
A Scottish NHS nurse, suspended for complaining about a a trans doctor she worked with, Beth Upton, has won the right to have her hearing held in public.
Sandie Peggie objected to Dr Beth Upton using the women’s changing rooms at the A&E at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Fife.
She claimed that she felt intimidated and embarrassed by Dr Upton using the changing room that aligned with her gender, despite Dr Upton having the right to do so.
During a 2023 Christmas Eve incident the two “exchanged words”, with Dr Upton reaching out to the NHS Fife for support. Peggie was placed on “special leave” without an investigation.
Peggie was subsequently suspended from January 2024 until April. She is now taking NHS Fife and Dr Upton to an employment tribunal,
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