"An apology has been issued by health bosses to a group of nurses who complained about their trans colleague, after an employment tribunal ruled they experienced harassment at the hands of the trust. Supported in their legal action by the anti-LGBTQ+, anti-abortion Christian Legal Centre, the eight nurses at Darlington Memorial Hospital took County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust to tribunal over their trans colleague, Rose Henderson, being able to use single-sex spaces at the hospital such as changing rooms. Henderson had used the changing rooms since 2019, when she started at the hospital as a student, but complaints were only raised by the nurses in 2023."
"Employment judge Seamus Sweeney ruled on Friday (16 January) the NHS trust had "subjected the claimants to harassment related to sex and gender reassignment" by allowing Henderson to use the space "without providing suitable alternative facilities", which created "a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment for them". However, claims that Henderson personally harassed the nurses and the trust had victimised them were both dismissed."
Eight nurses supported by the Christian Legal Centre took County Durham and Darlington NHS Trust to an employment tribunal over their trans colleague Rose Henderson using single-sex changing rooms. Henderson had used the rooms since 2019; complaints were raised in 2023. Employment judge Seamus Sweeney found the trust subjected the claimants to harassment related to sex and gender reassignment by allowing Henderson to use the space without providing suitable alternative facilities, creating a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment. Claims that Henderson personally harassed the nurses and that the trust victimised them were dismissed. The trust apologised and pledged a rapid policy and facilities review.
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