Darlington Nurses 'delighted' after winning huge payout in NHS row over trans colleague

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Darlington nurses awarded £187,000 after being forced to share changing room with trans woman.

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County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust has issued a formal apology and agreed to pay £187,000 in damages to seven nurses who raised concerns about a transgender colleague using female changing rooms at Darlington Memorial Hospital.The settlement follows an Employment Tribunal ruling in January which determined the trust had created "a hostile, intimidating, humiliating and degrading environment" for the nurses working in the Day Surgery Unit.The Christian Legal Centre, which represented the women throughout the case, confirmed the damages figure on Wednesday, noting that legal costs remain to be determined at a subsequent hearing.According to the centre, the trust's own legal expenses have exceeded £600,000.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The case centred on Rose Henderson, a trans woman colleague who was permitted to use the women's changing facilities at the hospital.Seven nurses from the unit brought their claim against the trust after their objections were...

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The President of Darlington Nursing Union has rejoiced at her major "victory for women and girls" after taking an NHS Trust to a tribunal over a transgender colleague.Speaking to GB News, Bethany Hutchison says she is "delighted" after winning her fight against the trust alongside several of the now infamous Darlington Nurses.Seven members of the day surgery unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital brought a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after a transgender colleague was allowed to use the female changing rooms.After a lengthy three-year battle for justice, the Trust has now formally apologised to the seven women and will pay £187,000 in damages.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Speaking to GB News following their win, Ms Hutchison said that the nurses were "ostracised" by their employer after raising concerns about their biologically male colleague sharing their changing room.She said: "The women who raised the concern were actually ostracised from the...

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