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Transgender Doctor at Centre of Fife Changing Room Case Leaves NHS Fife

Her exit follows a December ruling that partly upheld a nurse’s harassment case against the health board.

Overview

  • NHS Fife confirmed Dr Beth Upton left the organisation at the end of 2025 and said it would make no further comment.
  • An employment tribunal in December found NHS Fife had unlawfully harassed nurse Sandie Peggie on four counts while dismissing her discrimination and victimisation claims.
  • All claims against Dr Upton were rejected, and the judgment recorded that some remarks Peggie made to the doctor amounted to harassment.
  • The tribunal later issued corrected versions of its 312-page decision after an erroneous passage was identified, prompting public criticism of the drafting.
  • Peggie plans to appeal the parts of the ruling she lost, as attention focuses on NHS Fife’s reported £400,000-plus legal costs and an ongoing information rights probe.