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Heather Binning is joined by two of the Darlington Nurses - lead claimant Bethany Hutchison and Lisa Lockey.

In 2023, eight nurses from the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital filed a discrimination claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust for for sexual harassment and sex discrimination.

Female staff were forced to share their female changing room with Rose Henderson, a male member of staff.  Henderson was described by the tribunal as "a biological male who identifies as female and has the protected characteristic of gender reassignment".

The Employment Tribunal ruled that the NHS unlawfully discriminated against and harassed the nurses by requiring them to share female-only changing rooms with a male member of staff, and confirmed that the Trust's policy allowing men into women's spaces was unlawful and violated the rights of female staff.

Bethany and Lisa speak candidly about what drove them to take action and the underhand tactics deployed by management before and during the tribunal.

Hear first-hand accounts of the highs and lows of their legal battle and how some colleagues, through fear or pressure, have distanced themselves from the women.

Bethany also discusses the newly formed Darlington Nursing Union, founded to help other medical professionals fight unlawful treatment.

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Useful Links:

Twitter: @DarlingtonUnion
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Darlington-Nursing-Union-61566543745560/
Email:  [email protected]

Christian Legal Centre: https://christianconcern.com/about/services/christian-legal-centre/

Tribunal Transcript: https://tribunaltweets.substack.com/p/eight-nurses-v-county-durham-and

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