Scots nurse suspended over complaint about trans doctor wins case to have hearing in public
An NHS nurse who was suspended after she complained about a trans woman in a female changing room has beaten an attempt to have proceedings held in secret.The nurse, who has worked for the health board for 30 years, took the case to an employment tribunal after she was disciplined.
She claimed the co-worker started to undress in front of her when they were alone in the room on Christmas Eve last year.She was suspended and accused of bullying by the trans colleague who is biologically male but who identifies as a woman.
The health worker claims her experiences amounted to harassment and is taking legal action against both her employer, NHS Fife, and the colleague who undressed in what she believes should be a female-only space.In a rare move, the health board and the trans woman made formal applications for the case to be heard in private and the names of those involved and the hospital department where they worked to be kept secret.
The nurse - as well as gender-critical campaign groups - opposed gagging attempts at a special hearing in November.Judge Antoine Tinnion has now ordered that all proceedings be public and that the parties be named.
