Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife Health Board and Dr Beth Upton, following Employment Tribunal judgment - thread #62

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Judgment was handed down on 8 December 2025:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6936ce28a6fc97b81e57436a/S_Peggie_v_Fife_Health_Board__Dr_Upton.pdf

Sandie Peggie, a nurse at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy (VH), 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.
Following handing down of the judgment on 8 December 2025, on 11 December 2025, it was announced by Sandie Peggie and her legal team that they would be pursuing an appeal and it was reported on 3 August 2026 that leave to appeal had been granted with an expectation that the appeal proceedings could take place in court early next year (2027).

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.

Links to previous threads #1 to #60 can be found in this thread: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5379717-sandie-peggie-list-of-threads-covering-employment-tribunal-and-afterwards

Thread 60: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5461133-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-following-employment-tribunal-judgment-thread-60 16 December 2025 to 8 January 2026

Thread 61: mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5472628-sandie-peggie-vs-nhs-fife-health-board-and-dr-beth-upton-following-employment-tribunal-judgment-thread-61 8 January 2026 to 3 August 2026

If he loses his medical licence even for a couple of months they will care as he wont be able to practice medicine anywhere in the world and it'll make his visa invalid

I hope he does get struck off.

Thats my aim. After what he said in that tribunal about treating non consenting women imho he belongs in jail not working in a hospital

From a quick google:
UK "strike off" (erasure from the General Medical Council register) does not automatically result in an automatic strike off in Australia. Medical registration is handled independently by country. However, the Australian regulator (Ahpra) will be notified or investigate, and they can choose to suspend or cancel the doctor's Australian registration based on that misconduct.
I assume he would have to be registered in Australia, in order to practice. I am not convinced Australia would be bothered, which is presumably why he went there.

The GMC only has jurisdiction in the UK, and doctors can and do work abroad while suspended here. His family seem to be wealthy and connected, and can no doubt hire him a lawyer if needed. Eg: mdsuk.org/suspension/

Currently, no claims are upheld against Upton, and he will likely have worked in Australia for over a year before the appeal decisions are made. He will need to keep his head down and work hard, and that will probably not be easy for him, but he will not suffer in the short term.

Do you mean in the tribunal or with the gmc because the gmc are refusing to investigate him whilst the tribunal case is still going through the crts

Almost worth signing up to X for. Well not really but you get the sentiment!

Sorry, I should have read that before posting!

Yes I meant that as no claims have been upheld, there is nothing substantial for the GMC to investigate, and there probably won't be any new outcome for the next year.

When is Peggie vs RCN due to be heard and is there the opportunity to observe remotely?