A nurse who was suspended after refusing to use a transgender patient’s preferred pronouns has had her disciplinary hearing ‘abruptly cancelled’.
Jeniffer Melle was scheduled to face a hearing at Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust this week, but was told it could not go ahead due to “unforeseen circumstances” and the unavailability of a panel member.
Melle has worked for the hospital for 12 years and was suspended in April 2025 after she spoke to the media about an experience of being racially abused by a transgender patient and then being investigated by her employer.
The patient, a convicted paedophile who was born male but identifies as a woman, called Melle the N-word several times, she told the interviewer. This was in response to being called ‘Mr X’, and he needed to be restrained by guards.
... it is dragging Jennifer through months of uncertainty. We will continue to hold the Trust to account and ensure that nothing is done in the dark. Transparency is essential, and this case will set a precedent for how the NHS handles conflicts between gender ideology and biological reality.”
https://www.personneltoday.com/hr/nhs-misgendering-case-jennifer-melle/
(I thought there was a recent thread about this case, but cant find it. If anyone has the link, please post.)