Redvers v NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board & Mr Adam Doyle Thread 2

I'll start the c&p today, unless someone else would like to. (Then, I have few other plans today so unless rsi kicks in should be able to keep going; but I do have plans that will stop me doing tomorrow, likely at all.)

From TT:

We will shortly be reporting the first morning session of day 6 of evidence of Redvers v NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board & Mr Adam Doyle at Croydon Employment Tribunal. Mr Doyle remains on the witness stand and we are due to resume at 10am. t.co/N6CSEtmdEY

Dr Redvers, a named GP safeguarding lead, has a constructive dismissal case. Clinical concerns were raised about a specific doctor at WellBN, a Brighton GP practice. She claims that as a result of escalating those claims from 2020 onwards, she was constructively dismissed.

Her legal claim is discrimination on the grounds of her employer’s perception she had gender critical beliefs and on the grounds of her protected belief in evidence-based medicine (EBM). The respondent defends the latter claim by pleading that EBM is just an opinion.

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Abbreviations:

J - Judge Katherine Andrews (sitting alone)
DR/C - Doctor Sarah Redvers, claimant
CM/RB - Chris Milsom, claimant barrister
CE/RB - Charlotte Elves, Claimant Barrister
PD - Peter Daly, solicitor for the C

NHSSICB/R1 - NHS Sussex Integrated Care Board, first respondent
AD/R2 - Adam Doyle, second respondent, CEO of R1 2019-2025
Rs - collectively the respondents
RB/BW - Ben Williams, Respondent's barrister
EBM - Evidence-based medicine
SG - Safeguarding

WB - WellBN, Brighton based GP practice
GC - Gender Critical or sex realist beliefs
GI - Gender Identity belief
WS - Witness Statement
Ix - investigation
Gx - grievance
Cx - complaint

SH/DSH - Dr Sam Hall, GP at WellBN, Trustee - the Clare Project (TCP), Clinical Lead - Trans Health Hub, GIC Partner - Trans Health Improvement Board at R1, trans-identified female
DA - Dusty Amroliwala, ext consultant, investigated complaint filed by DSH against C
LB - Lola Banjoko, Exec Managing Director, chair of Trans Health Improvement Board, advised R1 on trans matters
NC - Nikky Cambridge, former trustee of TCP

AC - Allison Cannon, Chief Nursing Officer, R1, tasked w implementing the recommendations of the 1st grievance outcome
CCD - Dr Claire Cochrane-Dyet, Dep Medical Director for System Improvement & Professional Standards, NHSE, commissioned Warshafsky Report
HD - Dr Hannah Davies, Deputy Chief Medical Office, R1

SD - Samantha Durrant, Lay vice chair until July 2022, 1st grievance manager
NE - Naomi Ellis, dep director of Safeguarding, R1
MF - Dr Mary Flynn, Named GP for Safeguarding, also filed g/x in relation to Amroliwala Report
PF - Pennie Ford, Executive Managing Director, R1, 2nd grievance manager

EG - Dr Elizabeth Gill, Chief Medical Officer, R1
HH - Hannah Hamilton, Chief financial officer, R1, 2nd grievance appeal manager
BJ - Dr Becky Jarvis, clinical lead for mental health, R1
TM - Tom Micklewright, managing partner of Lime Tree Surgery

IM - Ian Mundy, HR Consultant, Your Consultancy, 1st grievance investigator
MP - Mark Power, interim Chief People Officer (until April 2022), R1, managed Amroliwala investigation
RR - Dr Rebecca Richards, GP partner, Lime Tree Surgery, raised concerns to C about SH
AR - Anne Robson, Interim Chief People Officer (April -August 2022), R1

DS - Dr Dinesh Sinha, Chief Medical Officer (June 2022 - April 2024), Chair of Trans Health Improvement Board (THIB)
MS - Mark Smith, Chief People Officer, R1 (Aug 2022 - Jan 2025) Acting CEO (Jan 2025 - June 2025) Deputy CEO & Director of Transition (June 2025 - present)
RW - Dr Robin Warshafsky, GP NHSE, Author of Warshafsky Report (WR)

I suppose it's quite likely that today will begin with legal wrangling over AD's diary, so we may be waiting a while?

From TT:

The hearing has already started
J Let's crack on. Can you forward it to me
CM Detriment 8 - continued refusal to provide a copy of the recording. The passage in DA interview - p62 of witness bundle - should be 1076 and discussion w Michael

CM DA misled the C by saying had met Mr Brown when he hadn't. Re Dr Flynn and DA's account of this - p1069 - [reads re not following processes wasnt true] If we look at what's provided by witness notes by DA, his summary describes as a convo. His records on p1451,
AD I cant say no

From TT:

CM He seems to find them dishonest
Yes
CM Plenty of egs, and DAs eg of what's important. The C in WS says DA asked if she was standing down from her role on p1013 [reading fast] But isnt in his summary. You as the commissioner must have been interested in this Q

AD I cant answer that as I wasnt there
CM We have a dishonest investigator
Yes
CM The recording was deleted. Go to p100, following req for audio. [reads email from DA about not being able to provide audio and it being erased once served its purpose]

CM The C says is her data. The LEAs identity was willheld until last month
Yes
CM With yr knowledge. The data protection rights was used
I think that was R1 position
CM Why was ICB proposing to delete Cs data but save that of her villifier?

From TT:

AD I dont know the reason or understand why
CM p1774: wrt Flynns Ix [reads fast re DA not being bullying acc to MP. I find this interpretation surprising] Had audio been deleted this wldnt have come to light
Yes
CM Detriment 11: subjecting C to what's in para 14

CM Para 43 in partic of claim is what Durrant said happened in the Ix
J You're being chronological?
CM Yes. p76-8 set out suite of findings from Durrant letter re what happened in Ix. Corresp w letter on p1747

From TT:

CM The outcome letter. It's accurately reflected in that para. Text is quoted many times. The C says lifted from Durrant letter
AD Yes
CM Para 39 of defence p140, says not accepted the findings acc reflect his letter
Yes

CM When asked what that meant on p131 req 8, in R1s resistance, being specific. Said it wasnt accurate.
Yes
CM Yr statement in yr WS, para 87, [reads re disagreeing summary of letter isnt accurate reflection of it]
Yes
CM The C was xexam for 2 days but never put to her D's finding werent correct. Why are Rs gaslighting the C?