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Trans doctor in changing room row leaves the NHS
The tribunal ruled in favor of nurse Sandie Peggie on four harassment counts against NHS Fife but dismissed claims against Dr Beth Upton, who left the health board in December.
- NHS Fife confirmed the departure of Dr Beth Upton, transgender doctor, at the end of 2025 and declined further comment, calling it a personal employment matter.
- Nurse Sandie Peggie objected to sharing a female changing room with Dr Beth Upton at Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, leading to Peggie's suspension after a complaint at the start of 2024.
- The employment tribunal found in Peggie's favour on four counts and ruled NHS Fife should have halted Upton's access to the female changing rooms on an interim basis after Peggie's complaint.
- After the ruling, Sandie Peggie vowed to continue her legal fight and her legal team confirmed they would appeal the ruling and two corrected tribunal documents.
- The dispute has prompted debate about employer policies on single-sex facilities as supporters criticised tribunal corrections and the case drew national media attention under the Equality Act 2010.
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Dr Beth Upton leaves NHS after conclusion of Sandie Peggie tribunal
Dr Beth Upton, the trans doctor at the centre of a high-profile tribunal brought by a nurse who complained about sharing a women’s changing room with her, has since left the NHS. Both Dr Upton and the NHS board she worked for, NHS Fife, were taken to an employment tribunal by nurse of 30 years Sandie Peggie, who was supported in her case by gender-critical group Sex Matters. Peggie claimed she suffered harassment after she was suspended for obje…
‘Trans’ Doctor Quits Hospital and UK amid Ongoing Controversy
Transgender doctor “Beth” Upton has left a position in Scotland in the publicly funded National Health Service after an extended period of workplace tensions, legal proceedings, and significant legal costs. At the centre of the dispute was a female nurse’s objection to Upton—who was born male—using the women’s changing room at the NHS Fife hospital facility. The disagreement escalated into legal action and workplace conflict, with both sides all…
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