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Political Editor @HeraldScotland. Email tips/stories/news to [email protected].
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Joined February 2009
Huge questions now for NHS Fife, yes, but also some difficult questions for the Scottish Government, who have repeatedly made clear they have confidence in the board.
BREAKING Sandie Peggie has won her employment tribunal against NHS Fife on harassment grounds. However, the claim made against transgender medic Dr Beth Upton was dismissed 👇
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Story by @_RebeccaMcCurdy here
BREAKING Sandie Peggie has won her employment tribunal against NHS Fife on harassment grounds. However, the claim made against transgender medic Dr Beth Upton was dismissed 👇
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BREAKING Sandie Peggie has won her employment tribunal against NHS Fife on harassment grounds. However, the claim made against transgender medic Dr Beth Upton was dismissed 👇
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All Ms Peggie’s other claims failed, including discrimination and victimisation, and all claims against Dr Upton were dismissed, leaving NHS Fife as the sole party found liable.
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Didn't catch a trophy, but got a nice little stringer of crappie for dinner. Filleting them now. Fresh fish fry tonight. Can't beat it.
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Tribunal also criticised the board for raising patient care allegations during the dispute and wrongly restricting what Ms Peggie could say about the case.
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Panel found NHS Fife failed to revoke permission for Dr Upton, leading to two encounters while Ms Peggie was present, including on Christmas Eve, and took an unreasonable length of time to investigate.
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Tribunal rules NHS Fife unlawfully harassed Sandie Peggie over handling of concerns about trans doctor using the female staff changing room at Victoria Hospital.
Follow LIVE updates on the fallout of the Sandie Peggie tribunal judgement 👇
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Follow LIVE updates on the fallout of the Sandie Peggie tribunal judgement 👇
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B-listed Glasgow church dating to 1843 burns down overnight
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The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said it was called to reports of the blaze at Pollokshaws Parish Church in the city's Shawbridge Street at…
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John Swinney: I'm proud to live in a country that celebrates multilingualism
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The First Minister highlights growing need for culture to 'build bridges and bring people together' in Scotland.
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Joani Reid: This week, we witnessed the SNP's most cynical performance yet
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Joani Reid, Labour MP for East Kilbride and Strathaven, says the SNP’s review into organised child sex abuse risks becoming a face-saving exercise…
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Millionaire Tory donor Malcolm Offord defects to Reform
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The millionaire peer was announced by Nigel Farage as the party’s latest high-profile member during a rally in Falkirk.
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Analysis: Although you've probably never heard of him, Malcolm Offord's defection is a significant blow for the Tories and a major coup for Reform
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Lord Offord’s dramatic defection to Reform UK stunned his former colleagues. Why did the peer break with the Scottish Tories — and what does it…
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Police Scotland say Nigel Farage wrong on claims of three Falkirk sexual assaults
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Police Scotland say Nigel Farage’s Falkirk claims were inaccurate, with officers confirming two linked assaults involving one suspect.
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He says the Scottish Tories have “a codependent relationship” with the SNP. “It suits them both to obsess with independence”.
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Offord, who backed Russell Findlay’s leadership campaign, says he’s leaving the Tories because they’ve “given up on Scotland”.
Tory peer and frontbencher Malcolm Offord confirms he has defected to Reform and will be seeking a seat at next year’s Holyrood election.
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Offord also treasurer for Scottish Tories and has been a significant donor in the past.
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Tory peer and frontbencher Malcolm Offord confirms he has defected to Reform and will be seeking a seat at next year’s Holyrood election.
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