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Getty imagesLawyers for a nurse have complained about sharing a hospital change room with a trans doctor, condemning the NHS Murali statement on the case as the “irresponsible” of the statement.
The Health Board published the four-plate document online, while evidence was being heard in a case brought by nurse Sandy Pegi.
The statement alleged that the Employment Tribunal started “physical loss and risk of sexual violence” against NHS employees.
The case was raised before the Tribunal was postponed for the weekend and Judge Alexander Kemp said he would assess it before making any public remarks.
A police Scotland spokesman said: “We have received information and it is being assessed.”
The statement made several questions as headlines and then tried to answer them.
In the case, the subjects involved in the restriction of NHS Murali to live proceedings for live action were included.
It was also revealed that the cost of the tribunal was around £ 259,000 as of 30 June – the health board was responsible for £ 25,000.
When the statement was mentioned at the end of the evidence, Ms. Pegi’s junior lawyer Charlotte Elves said it caused “some concern”.
He said that it was “irresponsible and potentially insecure we know”.
Jane Russell Casey, who represented NHS Murali, said: “Unfortunately because the hearing has been held public, Murali’s witnesses are in touch with a very unprotected environment and I am afraid that they have been threatened because I have been threatened.”
Judge Kemp said: “There is no participant whether the witness, representative or participant should scare and if this has happened, it is a case for criminal courts and police Scotland.
“Clearly defamation cases are not in our jurisdiction.”
Earlier, the tribunal heard that a transgender doctor was “distressed” and slept a senior colleague about a confrontation with a nurse on the use of a female changing room.
Dr. Elspath Pitt told that a employment tribunal Dr. Beth appeared in Upton Pale and was “very shaken” when he met in a corridor at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkaldi at the end of his shift.
Sandy Pegi and Dr. Upton had a disagreement first when the nurse told the doctor that he should not be in the same changing room.
After the exchange of Christmas on 2023, Dr. Upon complained to NHS Murali about Ms. Pegi’s behavior and the nurse was suspended on 3 January 2024.
AlmiOn Friday, the tribunal. Heard from Pitt, who is an advisor in emergency medicine with NHS Murali.
At the end of the work of that day, Dr. about midnight. Was contacted by Apon.
The pair then moved from the corridor to a well to the room, which was a short walk from the changing room.
Dr. Pitt, who was on a call on Christmas in the morning, was asked that Dr. In which state was Apon.
The advisor replied: “She was very shaken and she was visually distressed and upset.”
Dr. Pitt said that Dr. Upton saw “quite yellow” and “shocked”.
The advisor was then told that there was a “very disturbing incident”.
Dr. Pitt said: “She was really upset.
“She felt very frightened and that point was felt.”
The tribunal stated that the encounter with Ms. Pegi “had become very unpleasant and painful for her”.
Dr. Pitt said: “Sandy felt that Dr. Upton should not be in the changing room.”
The advisor said that he was told that the tone of disagreement was “aggressive” and “ruthless”.
Dr. Pitt said that he was mainly Dr. He listens to Upton, but said that she would report the matter and sign the complainant to a British Medical Association (BMA) Peer Support Network.
The advisor said that she was not sure about the next stages, but Dr. Encouraged Apon to get some rest and family time.
Dr. Pitt told the tribunal that he was Dr. Dr. Sent an email to Apon’s supervisor and charge nurse.
Sandy Pegi Tribunal Timeline
The tribunal also heard an informal monthly meeting between senior advisors and senior nurses – was held shortly before the Christmas eve incident – Dr. Upton was worried about access to the women’s changing room.
Dr. Pitt said: “In one of those meetings before December, a member of senior nurses had said that a concern about Dr. Upton was born using that changing room, but our understanding was that she was entitled, this was what we were informed.
“We were not told about the nuances, it was to know that people were worried.”
Charlotte Elves later Dr. Ms. Pegi’s junior lawyer. Kate Siral, Dr. Raised an email sent on 29 December 2023 from the line manager of Upton.
It said, “We all support him and condemn Sandy’s actions”.
Dr. Pitt said it would have been sent to about 20 senior advisors, and was described as “information sharing”.
The advisor said: “When I read ‘condemnation of works’, it was that we had heard that it was attacked orally.
“The way I always think that anyone will condemn such behavior, due to which someone can feel unsafe or humiliated, it does not mean that we condemn the person.”
He also informed that the Tribunal Dr. Apon’s sex “is just nothing that we talked about”.
On Wednesday, Ms. Pegi was approved for gross misconduct after disciplinary proceedings by the Health Board.
Mortance on it, the patient’s care failure and Dr. Upton was incorrectly accused.
NHS Murali stated that an internal hearing found “insufficient evidence to support the discovery of misconduct”.
The tribunal continues on Monday.
