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NHS Fife Told to ‘Progress Corrective Actions’ Urgently on Single-Sex Spaces
NHS Fife admitted failing to conduct a legally required Equality Impact Assessment before allowing a trans woman doctor to use female changing rooms, prompting EHRC involvement and policy reviews.
- On August 13, 2025, NHS Fife was urged by the UK’s equality watchdog to promptly implement corrective measures concerning single-sex staff facilities.
- This followed NHS Fife admitting it breached the Equality Act 2010 by allowing a transgender doctor to use a female changing room without an equality impact assessment.
- Nurse Sandie Peggie was placed on suspension in early January 2024 following a complaint from Dr. Beth Upton, but she was subsequently exonerated of all misconduct charges.
- Baroness Kishwer Falkner, chair of the EHRC, emphasized that all Scottish health boards are legally obligated to adhere to the Equality Act, and that conducting and publishing an equality impact assessment is mandated by the Public Sector Equality Duty Specific Duties in Scotland.
- NHS Fife has conducted a full audit of facilities, commissioned a retrospective equality impact assessment due by September 30, 2025, and committed to meeting all equality obligations.
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NHS Fife told to ‘progress corrective actions’ urgently on single-sex spaces
The Equality and Human Rights Commission said the health board has admitted it failed to carry out an equality impact assessment previously.
·London, United Kingdom
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NHS Fife admits it broke the law over single-sex changing room
Well, well, well. Scottish health board NHS Fife has admitted to the UK’s equalities watchdog that it was in breach of the law when it allowed a trans doctor to use a single-sex changing room without first doing an equality impact assessment. Now NHS Fife has been ordered by the Equality and Human Rights Commission
·London, United Kingdom
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