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Trans doctor had the 'right' to use women's room

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Nurse Sandie Peggie took NHS Fife and Dr Beth Upton to tribunal over incident.

Dr Upton had the right to use a female changing room in Victoria Hospital , Kirkcaldy .

Ms Peggie objected to having to share the room with Dr Upton - a trans woman.

She claims treatment amounted to unlawful harassment under the Equality Act .

Clinical nurse manager Esther Davidson told tribunal she took advice on the matter.

VR Score

86

Informative language

84

Neutral language

81

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

39

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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not detected

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Time-value

short-lived

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