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Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie says union ‘did not take it as seriously as I did’

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Vanreenen, D. (2026, September 23). Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie says union ‘did not take it as seriously as I did’. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/crime/royal-college-of-nursing-jk-rowling-victoria-hospital-dundee-b1298063.html

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At an employment tribunal, Sandie Peggie testified that after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague at NHS Fife, she was placed on special leave and felt unsupported by her union representative, Stuart Fraser. Peggie alleges that the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) did not take her concerns seriously and failed to provide adequate support during her dispute with the health board. She claims other staff were too fearful to come forward in support of her case due to witnessing how she was treated by senior hospital staff.

Written by AI on 2026-09-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Sandie Peggie, a nurse at NHS Fife, testified at an employment tribunal that she felt RCN representatives did not take her concerns seriously when she was placed on special leave after objecting to sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague. In December 2023, the initial tribunal partially sided with Peggie, upholding claims of harassment against NHS Fife but dismissing other allegations. She now argues that RCN discriminated against her by failing to provide legal support during her dispute in January 2025. The union claims its refusal was based on internal rules rather than Peggie's beliefs about gender and sex. Norman Provan, RCN’s associate director of employment relations, testified that the union does not offer legal aid if members have sought external advice elsewhere.

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Danyel Vanreenen

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Sandie Peggie 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 medic, an employment tribunal has heard. asserted

tribunal → say → medic

The nurse also said other staff at NHS Fife did not come forward to support her earlier case against the health board possibly due to “fear”. uncertain

staff → say → fear

She has brought the case against her own union over what she claims was direct discrimination. uncertain

she → bring → union

Read More The employment tribunal awarded Ms Peggie a partial victory against the health board in December last year, upholding claims of harassment against her employer, but dismissing allegations of discrimination, indirect discrimination and victimisation. uncertain

tribunal → read → discrimination

Ms Peggie, who claims the RCN failed to adequately support her in the dispute with the health board, was the first to give evidence at the new tribunal on Wednesday. uncertain

RCN → claim → Wednesday

She said she had spoken to RCN representative Stuart Fraser after she was placed on special leave by NHS Fife. asserted

she → say → Fife

Ms Peggie said Mr Fraser “wasn’t taking it as seriously as I was”. asserted

I → say → it

She told the hearing: “I felt like he thought I was being disciplined because I had done something wrong.” asserted

I → tell → something

Under questioning from her barrister Naomi Cunningham, Ms Peggie claimed there was “general chit chat” among NHS Fife staff about being uncomfortable with Dr Upton being allowed to use female changing rooms. asserted

Upton → claim → rooms

When asked why no-one else gave evidence to support her case, she said: “I think possibly it was fear… uncertain

it → ask → case

They had seen the way I had been treated at the hospital by senior staff members.” asserted

I → see → members

Ms Peggie’s team are expected to claim the RCN failed to advise her in January 2024 after her suspension from NHS Fife that she had a legal claim against her employer. uncertain

she → expect → employer

The nurse’s case also claims the union refused her request for legal support in January 2025 during NHS Fife’s handling of her disciplinary investigation. uncertain

union → claim → investigation

Ms Peggie’s case further claims the RCN failed to adequately advocate for her when she sought guarantees from NHS Fife that changing facilities should be single-sex. uncertain

facilities → claim → Fife

The nurse is seeking a finding that the union discriminated against her because of her gender critical and sex realist beliefs. asserted

union → seek → beliefs

The RCN denies the claims. uncertain

RCN → deny → claims

Trans row nurse Sandie Peggie says union ‘did not take it as seriously as I did’

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