A nurse from south London who was suspended over an alleged breach of a transgender patient’s confidentiality has won a settlement against the NHS trust she works for.
Jennifer Melle from Croydon, was removed from duty after speaking publicly to the media about receiving a warning for using the wrong pronouns.
But of course she used the right pronouns. She was removed from duty after talking to the press about getting a warning for not using the wrong pronouns. Medical professionals are now being bullied and punished into pretending patients are the sex they are not. The malpractice suits must be piling up.
In May 2024, Melle was racially abused by a transgender woman – who was born a biological male – after she addressed them as “Mr”.
Pitiful compromise. BBC refers to one person as “them” by way of splitting the difference between calling him “her” and calling him…er…him.
The 41-year-old was given a written warning at the time and continued in her role, and Epsom and St Helier Hospitals NHS Trust also wrote to the patient to warn them that threatening and racist language was not tolerated.
To warn ___? Who was warned? Oh the patient – so you mean “to warn him” not to warn “them” – aren’t journalists supposed to know the language they are reporting in?
Anyway, she did win the settlement.
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