{"id":45566,"date":"2026-01-27T15:53:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/darlington-hospital-regrets-trans-nurse-row-distress\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T15:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T15:53:22","slug":"darlington-hospital-regrets-trans-nurse-row-distress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/darlington-hospital-regrets-trans-nurse-row-distress\/","title":{"rendered":"Darlington hospital ‘regrets’ trans nurse row distress"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A health trust which was found to have “violated the dignity” of female nurses who complained about having to share a changing room with a trans woman has said it “regrets” any distress caused.<\/p>\n

An employment tribunal ruled bosses of Darlington Memorial Hospital created a “hostile environment” for female nurses<\/a> who objected to Rose Henderson, a biological male who identifies as a woman, using the single-sex changing area.<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust said the body acknowledged and respected the tribunal’s decision and apologised to all those involved.<\/p>\n

Rose Henderson, against whom allegations were dismissed, has declined to comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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A group of eight nurses from the day surgery unit launched employment proceedings against the trust over the Transitioning in the Workplace policy, which allowed a person to use the single-sex space that conformed with their chosen identity.<\/p>\n

The tribunal in Newcastle found the trust had harassed and discriminated against the nurses by requiring them to share a changing room with a “biological male trans woman” and not taking their concerns seriously.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Allegations made by the nurses about Rose Henderson’s behaviour were ruled to be “not well founded” and dismissed, along with claims the nurses had been victimised.<\/p>\n

The trust spokesperson said: “We acknowledge and respect the employment tribunal’s decision. <\/p>\n

“We have a responsibility to provide a safe, respectful and inclusive working environment for everyone and the tribunal’s findings make clear that we did not get this right for all our colleagues, for which we apologise.”<\/p>\n

The trust accepted it “did not adequately consider the concerns of a group of our colleagues” and said it would “rapidly review” the policies along with changes already put in place, as well as what facilities were required.<\/p>\n

“We know that this has been a difficult and distressing experience for all those involved which we regret,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

They also sought to “reaffirm” the trust’s commitment to “a supportive and respectful workplace for all colleagues from all backgrounds”.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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