Jennifer Melle wins settlement from NHS

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RoyalCorgi · 13/04/2026 12:49

Haven't seen a thread about this anywhere else, but Jennifer Melle, the nurse who refused to refer to a convicted sex offender by his preferred pronouns, and was disciplined, has won a settlement from the NHS trust she works for.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vlxdnnpqo

Nurse Jennifer Melle takes part in a show of solidarity with MPs and nurses on College Green outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, central London, place ahead of the NHS disciplinary hearing of Christian nurse Jennifer Melle on Tuesday.

Nurse in trans dispute win settlement from NHS employer

Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman at a hospital after she addressed them as "Mr".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2vlxdnnpqo

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alliumursinum · 13/04/2026 13:25

That 'but' in the hospital's statement is telling isn't it...

FictionalCharacter · 13/04/2026 13:22

I don’t think that report is accurate. IIRC she didn’t address him as Mr, she referred to him as Mr when she was speaking to a colleague and he overheard.

soupycustard · 13/04/2026 12:57

Well done to her. With the NHS apparently on its knees, whilst it's good they've setttled, it strikes me that their mistreating a staff member like this seems like a mighty waste of money.

RNApolymerase · 13/04/2026 12:57

There's a bit of context missing from that BBC report, eh?

Gettingbysomehow · 13/04/2026 12:54

Good for her.
I was physically battered during a tirade of swearing by a trans woman in the last trust I worked for and nothing was done about it.
All I had said was, I can't help you with this problem you need to be referred to a specialist which I can do for you and then I was attacked. I was perfectly polite and used this persons requested pronouns.
I decided if my trust wasn't prepared to keep staff safe I wasn't working there and got another job.

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