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Scots nurse suspended over row with trans doctor was 'not her normal self' after encounter
accused a transgender doctor of sexual harassment has told a tribunal that her daughter was "not her normal self" after an encounter in the female changing room at work.Nurse Sandie Peggie, who has worked at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy in Fife for 30 years, has taken the local health board to tribunal along with Dr Beth Upton, after being suspended following an incident on Christmas Eve 2023 in the female changing room.Ms Peggie lodged a complaint of sexual harassment or harassment related to protected beliefs under section 26 of the Equality Act 2010. This was regarding three incidents when she and Dr Upton were in the changing room together; indirect harassment; victimisation; and whistleblowing.That came after she was suspended in January 2024 following Dr Upton making an allegation of bullying and harassment.