US EditionNurse 'feared being labelled a bigot' in transgender case, employment tribunal hears
Seven nurses allege sexual harassment and discrimination after a transgender colleague used female changing rooms at Darlington Memorial Hospital, seeking legal redress for privacy breaches.
- The employment tribunal, expected to last until November 14, involves seven nurses' claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust over a trans colleague's use of female changing rooms, alleging discrimination and harassment.
- Ms Hooper said she first noticed Rose Henderson using the female changing rooms in summer of 2023 but kept quiet, fearing to be labelled a bigot or transphobic before colleagues raised concerns and sought legal advice.
- Trust lawyers said the accounts were not correct and County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust denies the claims, while staff called the July 2024 alternative changing room unsuitable as it opened onto a corridor.
- After the trust did not act on complaints, the nurses began legal proceedings and gave media interviews, receiving over 30 postroom letters and cards in the past year and support from the Christian Legal Centre.
- In their particulars of claim the nurses argue that the trust permits staff to access single-sex rooms based on gender identity, framing the legal issue and highlighting workplace privacy versus inclusiveness tension.
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Nurse 'feared being labelled a bigot' in transgender case, employment tribunal hears
A group of nurses is challenging the decision to allow Rose Henderson, who was born male but who identifies as a woman, to use the women's changing facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital.
Darlington nurse in transgender colleague tribunal case feared ‘bigot’ label
Seven nurses bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after a transgender colleague was allowed to use the women’s changing facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital
Nurses testify to 'deep male voice' of trans colleague
Evidence presented at the employment tribunal involving nurses from Darlington Memorial Hospital has revealed that concerns over the behaviour of a biologically male staff member, known as Rose, in the female changing room were raised well before the nurses first raised concerns in July 2023. In a witness statement submitted by a retired Anaesthetic and Recovery Nurse who worked at the hospital for 30 years, it was disclosed that Rose’s presence…
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