Nurse takes RCN union to tribunal over trans changing room dispute

Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 25 Sept, 14:37 · Archive

A nurse has told an employment tribunal she felt unsupported by her union after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor.

Sandie Peggie, who worked for NHS Fife for over 30 years, has brought an employment tribunal case against the Royal College of Nursing, alleging the union failed to support her adequately after she raised concerns about sharing a female changing room with a transgender doctor. Peggie says the union sided with the doctor and made her feel discriminated against for her views on sex and gender. The RCN has disputed this, with a representative telling the tribunal that her beliefs had no bearing on their decision to refuse legal support.

How it is being reported

• Trans row nurse's beliefs had 'no bearing' on union decision to refuse support, tribunal toldA nurse's sex and gender beliefs "had no bearing" on a union's decision to refuse her request for legal support, a tribunal has heard.Sky News · 25 Sept, 12:44
• Peggie’s beliefs had ‘no bearing’ on union decision to refuse support – tribunalNorman Provan of the Royal College of Nursing gave evidence on the third day of Ms Peggie’s employment tribunal against the union on Friday.Evening Standard · 25 Sept, 12:33
• Nurse union made me feel like a 'bigot' over gender views, policy officer tells trans-row tribunalA WOMAN yesterday told a tribunal that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) union made her feel like a 'bigot' due to her opinions on sex and gender.Daily Mail · 24 Sept, 20:08
• Trans row nurse tells tribunal she ‘felt discriminated against’ by her unionSandie Peggie accuses RCN of failing to adequately support her in dispute over sharing women’s changing room with trans doctor A nurse who objected to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor has said she felt “discriminated against” by her union after raising the complaint. Sandie Peggie, who worked for NHS Fife for more than 30 years, won a partial victory against her employer after a tribunal in December 2025, when a judge upheld her harassment claim against the health board but dismissed claims of discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation. Continue reading...The Guardian · 23 Sept, 16:18
• Trans row nurse takes nursing union to employment tribunalA nurse has said a union representative "was not taking it as seriously as I was" when she was placed on special leave after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender doctor, an employment tribunal has heard.Sky News · 23 Sept, 15:29
• Nurse Sandie Peggie tells tribunal her union 'sided' with a trans doctor amid row over female only changing roomSandie Peggie has told a tribunal she felt like her union took the side of a trans doctor using female changing rooms and did nothing to find out what other staff thought about the situation.Daily Mail · 23 Sept, 14:58

In this story: Sandie Peggie · Royal College of Nursing · NHS Fife

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