Seven nurses who took legal action against an NHS trust when it allowed a transgender woman to share a female changing room have been awarded £187,000 in damages.
In a landmark employment tribunal decision in January, a judge ruled NHS bosses had ‘violated the dignity’ of the nurses, who worked at Darlington Memorial Hospital, by making them share a changing area with a biological male.
The nurses also claimed they were discriminated against and harassed by managers for raising concerns.
The employment tribunal judge, Seamus Sweeney, agreed, ruling that forcing them to share a changing room with Rose Henderson, who identifies as a
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