Key facts
- Nurse Sandie Peggie is taking her union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), to an employment tribunal.
- Peggie claims the RCN failed to adequately support her during a dispute with NHS Fife.
- She stated she felt "unsupported" and "discriminated against" by an RCN representative.
- Peggie had previously objected to sharing a changing room with a transgender medic at Victoria Hospital.
- An employment tribunal previously awarded Peggie a partial victory against NHS Fife for harassment.
- Peggie's case against NHS Fife dismissed allegations of discrimination, indirect discrimination, and victimisation.
Nurse Sandie Peggie has initiated legal action against her trade union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), alleging inadequate support and discrimination during her dispute with NHS Fife. Peggie stated she felt "unsupported" and "discriminated against" by an RCN representative, Stuart Fraser, who she believed did not take her concerns about transgender access to a women's changing room seriously.
Peggie's previous case against NHS Fife resulted in a partial victory in December 2023, where an employment tribunal upheld her harassment claim but dismissed allegations of discrimination, indirect discrimination, and victimisation. The dispute centered on her objection to sharing a changing room with transgender medic Dr. Beth Upton at Victoria Hospital.
Peggie claims the RCN refused legal support in January 2025 and did not adequately support her request for NHS Fife to commit to single-sex changing facilities. She argues the union discriminated against her due to her "gender-critical and sex realist" beliefs. Peggie also indicated that other hospital staff may have feared testifying in her support due to how she was treated by senior staff.