NHS Fife tries to silence nurse - Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife Health Board and Dr Beth Upton - thread #55

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Sandie Peggie, a nurse at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy (VH), has brought claims in the employment tribunal against her employer; Fife Health Board (the Board) and another employee, Dr B Upton. Ms Peggie’s claims are of sexual harassment, harassment related to a protected belief, indirect discrimination and victimisation. Dr Upton claims to be a transwoman, that is observed as male at birth but asserting a female gender identity.

The Employment Tribunal hearing started on Monday 3 February 2025 and was expected to last 2 weeks. However, after 2 weeks it was not complete and it adjourned part-heard. It resumed on 16 July and the last day of evidence was 29 July 2025. It resumed again over 1 to 2 September for closing submissions.

The hearing commenced with Sandie Peggie giving evidence. Dr Beth Upton gave evidence from Thursday 6 February to Wednesday 12 February 2025. Sandie Peggie returned to give more evidence on 29 July 2025.

Access to view the second part of the hearing remotely was obtainable by sending an email request to: [email protected]

The hearing was live tweeted by x.com/tribunaltweets and there's additional information here: tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/peggie-vs-fife-health-board-and-dr-005 and tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/peggie-vs-fife-health-board-and-dr-bd6. This also has threadreaderapp archives of live-tweeting of the sessions of the hearing for those who can't follow on Twitter, for example: archive.ph/WSSjg.

An alternative to Twitter is to use Nitter: nitter.net/tribunaltweets or nitter.poast.org/tribunaltweets

Links to previous threads #1 to #50 can be found in this thread: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5379717-sandie-peggie-list-of-threads-covering-employment-tribunal-and-afterwards

Thread 51: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5402652-nhs-fife-tries-to-silence-nurse-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-thread-51 1 September 2025 to 2 September 2025
Thread 52: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5403218-nhs-fife-tries-to-silence-nurse-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-thread-52 2 September 2025 to 4 September 2025
Thread 53: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5404208-nhs-fife-tries-to-silence-nurse-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-thread-53 3 September to 1 October 2025
Thread 54: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5418690-nhs-fife-tries-to-silence-nurse-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-thread-54 from 28 September 2025

@MyrtleLion blimey, that sounds like such a huge amount to cope with! I'm not surprised you've been tired. And you did tribunal copy and pasting through all this, which is nothing short of heroic.

What an ordeal, let's hope you're now on an upward trajectory with no more hiccups. I'm just hoping that we will have some news which will give you a bit of a boost. Meanwhile, think of nice things

Gosh not good. And sorry I am only quoting your post so I can send the appropriate mumsnet emojis, perhaps some not suitable with antibiotics. I do hope your family will look after you well for the next few months.

Well Big Sond did not make a judgement in November. Let's hope he makes one soon and of course that it's favourable.

BTW does any one know what Dr Upton is doing at the moment?

Brushing up on his IT deception skills?

Brushing up on his IT deception skills?

I thought you meant Big Sond there, and was puzzled. I bet he hopes he can retire and is rueing the day that he drew the short straw for this ET!

lol - I was thinking DU needed to do better than the sixth worst way of falsifying phone records?!

I would love to hear an interview about this case with Big Sond in a year or two when this does down. I too thought he must feel he drew the short straw but in the long term it’s a case that will go down in history and be studied in law schools. It’s made him famous!

I do nothing but sit on the sofa! I have a job application to finish and I'm not at my desk but sitting/lying with my feet up on my reclined sofa with extra pillows under my legs.

I knit, catch up with MN and watch a lot of TV.

Three of the six Christmas stockings I've knitted in the last two weeks, photographed on the pillows.

Very fine looking socks! I like that shade of rich dark red in the one on the left.

I can drink (thank fuck because, you know, Christmas is in the middle of this), but not to excess. Not through willpower but because it tastes wrong and the antibiotics make it pass really quickly through my liver, so I don't enjoy it? No hangover though.

My DH is a star and cooks all the meals (he does all the cooking anyway) and has brought me food when I've been pasting. He's also taken on the sheets and towels laundry and dishwasher which are usually my responsibilities. I do have to get mobile though. The original operation was to fuse my ankle and I must exercise it to stop it being stiff.

That burgundy is my signature colour. DH is red for Liverpool FC and DSD loves turquoise. She took the stocking to her room where it is hung on the door to her wardrobe. I said they would go in the Christmas box in the loft in January and she asked if she could keep it. Of course! She's very touched that I made her something.

That sweet that she asked to keep it. Having something made for you is unusual these days so it's very special.

Your DH must have been a bit down in the dumps lately, mine is. Though he rushed about yesterday saying, we’ve won! I thought it was the lottery, but apparently it was LFC.

So, November is out. Is today the day? Surely this week is the week? C'mon it's nearly Christmas Party season and I think Big Sond is ready to crack open the bottle and let his hair loose when this is finally published.

I thought the small fire at BBC Scotland HQ might have been a sign of something to come today!

Nothing yet today…

My new hobby at 10am is check the ET pages.

@MyrtleLion oh my goodness, what a heroine you are. I’ve been through something similar with sepsis and ended up on vac pumps to remove pus from feet, hands and chest. Just caused by campylobacter (whilst in hospital) apparently. Full recovery took a long while but I’m here to tell the tale and now fighting fit, albeit with a few scars.
You have been amazing, keeping up with the TT whilst so unwell. Sending you strength and healing.

You've gone massively above and beyond, @MyrtleLion And the socks are lovely!

I totally agree with both these points! You've been an absolute trooper, and a star knitter to boot.

Now, where's Big Sond when you need him, we need news!

No red socks for him!

@MyrtleLion im a regular name changer so you’ll not know me but I’ve been across all these threads. Your socks are lovely and I’ve really appreciated all your posts.

I hope 2026 is less hospital and more home (and no more ABs!)

Judgment due at 2pm per TransgenderTrend

ETA for spelling… 🤦🏽‍♀️

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On tenterhooks!!!

OMG here we go