Lynne Amidon vs the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust
Lynne Amidon is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist and Team Manager working for the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust. She qualified as a Child Psychotherapist in 1999 and has been working with abused and neglected children for the last 24 years.
Ms Amidon works as part of the Complex Assessment Team (CAT) and is responsible to the Service Manager of the Camden CAMHS. Her role and the role of her team is to provide expert witness assessments and evidence to the Family Court when social services are involved in child care proceedings.
Ms Amidon is bringing a claims against the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust in the employment tribunal. The legal claims may involve whistleblowing and discrimination. She asserts that she has been subjected to detriments because of concerns to raised about child safeguarding.
Status
The merits hearing (trial of fact) is scheduled for 10 days in the Central London Employment Tribunal from 13 May 2024 to 24 May 2024.