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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Eve Livingston Scotland correspondent

Trans row nurse tells tribunal she ‘felt discriminated against’ by her union

A headshot of Sandie Peggie.
Sandie Peggie worked for NHS Fife for more than 30 years Photograph: Murdo MacLeod/The Guardian

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.

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