Nurse says union failed to support her in changing-room dispute
Sandie Peggie told a tribunal that she felt discriminated against by the Royal College of Nursing after objecting to sharing a women’s changing room with a transgender doctor. A previous tribunal partly upheld her case against NHS Fife, while dismissing several other claims, The Guardian reported.
Nurse Sandie Peggie has told a tribunal that she felt discriminated against by her union after raising a complaint about sharing a women’s changing room with a transgender doctor. Peggie accused the Royal College of Nursing of failing to provide adequate support during the dispute, according to The Guardian. The supplied material does not give the union’s response to her latest allegation.
Peggie worked for NHS Fife for more than 30 years. Her complaint has involved both her employer and her union, although the available report does not set out the full procedural history of the tribunal proceedings. In December 2025, a tribunal gave Peggie a partial victory against NHS Fife.
The judge upheld her harassment claim against the health board but dismissed claims of discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation. The latest proceedings concern her allegation about the RCN’s conduct and support. The available information does not state the tribunal’s final decision on that allegation or identify any remedy sought by Peggie.
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