Press Coverage: S Peggie v Fife Health Board & Dr B Upton

Press coverage post first part of the hearing, part two and related

Feb 17, 2025

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Here are links to relevant press coverage from 17th February 2025 about this case. These links are included without comment and are not endorsed by Tribunal Tweets. This is a sample of coverage only - it is not comprehensive. Please DM our main Twitter account to submit coverage from an established news outlet. Any paywalled article must be archived.

25th July 2025

BBC - Trans tribunal phone notes were not checked in person (Headline changed from ‘IT expert says trans doctor's phone claims 'not possible' - image below)

Scottish Daily Express - Top NHS Fife doctor compared Sandie Peggie confronting Dr Beth Upton to 'racial abuse'

Scottish Daily Express - Dr Beth Upton 'misled' Sandie Peggie tribunal over phone notes he rewrote as they 'weren't properly examine

Herald - LIVE: Sandie Peggie tribunal to hear from expert witnesses

Herald - Upton altered records to include Peggie patient concern

Scotsman - Live updates: Sandie Peggie v Dr Beth Upton RECAP Page one, two, three

24th July 2025

Daily Mail - NHS Fife wanted to 'punish' veteran nurse Sandie Peggie over trans medic row, tribunal is told

Telegraph - Calling trans row doctor ‘he’ is ‘offensive’, tribunal told

Scotsman - War over pronouns breaks out at Sandie Peggie v Dr Beth Upton trans changing room tribunal

Courier - NHS Fife accused of punishing Sandie Peggie to protect Dr Beth Upton ‘at all costs’

Herald - LIVE: Sandie Peggie lawyer pronoun row with NHS Fife team

BBC - Manager denies health board sought to 'punish' trans row nurse

Times - Sandie Peggie tribunal a battle against ‘smug management’, says JK Rowling

Herald - Key points in Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife as lawyer row erupts

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife wanted to 'punish' Sandie Peggie for saying 'no' to biological man using female changing rooms

Herald - Sandie Peggie treated liked 'heretic' says legal team

Spiked - How Sandie Peggie’s union hung her out to dry

23rd July 2025

Times - Case of nurse Sandie Peggie and the trans doctor is dystopian farce

STV - Consultant admits ‘flagrant breach of confidentiality’ in Peggie gender dispute

Telegraph - NHS investigation ‘bent the rules’ in favour of trans doctor

[VIDEO] BBC Scotland - Dr. Kate Searle denied knowingly withholding documents from the tribunal

Herald - Witness in Peggie tribunal admits confidentiality 'in ruin'

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife top consultant can't tell that Dr Beth Upton is a man as she tearfully denies making up Sandie Peggie accusation

Herald - Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife: Key points in dramatic hearing

BBC - Consultant spoke to trans row witness despite warnings

Herald - Live updates: Sandie Peggie tribunal vs NHS Fife continues

Courier - Beth Upton boss breaks down in tears at NHS Fife trans row tribunal

Scottish Daily Express - JK Rowing blasts NHS Fife's 'lunacy' after Dr Beth Upton's boss claims she was 'no expert' on telling what sex a baby is

Scottish Daily Express - Sandie Peggie's daughter leads the fightback after 'shoddy' claims that her mum is 'homophobic'

22nd July 2025

Scotsman - Here's where the blame for NHS Fife-Sandie Peggie case really lies

Scottish Daily Express - Sandie Peggie committed 'hate crime' against Dr Beth Upton claims his boss Dr Kate Searle

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife bosses accused of 'deliberately withholding' key documents from Sandie Peggie tribunal

Scottish Daily Express - JK Rowling says NHS Fife have 'lost their marbles' as Sandie Peggie fallout continues

Herald - NHS medics accused of hiding email in Peggie tribunal

Daily Record - Sandie Peggie tribunal hears emails discussing nurse probe should not have been written

Times - Sandie Peggie was viewed as misbehaving, lawyer claims

BBC - NHS consultant considered reporting trans row to police

Courier - Fife A&E consultant thought Sandie Peggie changing room row was hate incident

Herald - Recap: Sandie Peggie tribunal to hear from key witness

Scotsman - Sandie Peggie v Beth Upton RECAP: The latest from the NHS Fife trans changing room employment tribunal

Sky - Consultant believed dispute over female changing room 'was hate incident"', Sandie Peggie tribunal told

Herald - 'Compared to Tommy Robinson' - Nurses hit out at RCN on gender ruling

Courier - EXCLUSIVE: Fife MSP calls for inquiry into NHS handling of Sandie Peggie case

Courier - Sandie Peggie’s daughter hits back at NHS Fife manager’s claim mum didn’t like her being gay

Spectator - Why won’t Anas Sarwar champion Sandie Peggie?

Daily Mail Scotland - There was no risk… Peggie would not have treated trans patients differently, boss tells tribunal/ Changing room medic is ‘chaos’ claim

Scotsman - Thirty years ago I had my first clash with a member of the 'lanyard class'. Sadly, it was only a taste of things to come

21st July 2025

Herald - LIVE BLOG for 21st July: Fallout from NHS Fife statement looms as Peggie tribunal resumes

Telegraph - Nurse at centre of trans doctor row accused of racism after suspension lifted

Daily Record - Medics objecting to Sandie Peggie's return warned of ‘culpability’ over unreported safety concerns

BBC - Tribunal nurse 'would not treat trans patients differently'

National - Sandie Peggie and transgender doctor dispute 'no risk to patients'

Sky News - Dispute between nurse Sandie Peggie and ransgender doctor Beth Upton posed no risk to patients'

Irish Times - Dispute between Sandie Peggie and transgender doctor posed ‘no risk to patients’

Times - Sandie Peggie row with trans doctor a case of ‘she said, she said’

Herald - NHS Fife insists lawyers signed off explosive Peggie release

Herald - The key points from Sandie Peggie tribunal with NHS Fife

Courier - Sandie Peggie backed by local politicians at NHS Fife trans row tribunal

Personnel Today - Sandie Peggie takes legal action against Royal College of Nursing

Dumfermline Press - Sandie Peggie: NHS Fife issues trans row tribunal statement

20th July 2025

STV - Calls for NHS Fife boss to resign as trans tribunal nurse cleared of misconduct

Scottish Daily Expresss - SNP's £20 MILLION splurge on 'diversity' roles blasted as a colossal waste of taxpayer money

Sunday Post - Joan McAlpine: Country has been gripped by every twist and turn in nurse's court drama

Courier - EXCLUSIVE: NHS Fife chief faces internal revolt over 'disastrous' handling of Sandie Peggie case

Scotsman - No sign NHS Fife is ready to stop digging the hole it has fallen into over gender ID

Herald - Tribunal bundle reveals new details in Sandie Peggie case [Headline changed from ‘Doctor who reported Peggie kept log of difficult interactions' with colleagues’]

Daily Record - Swinney's government should take 'immediate action' protecting women's rights, says Ash Regan

Scotpag - Peggie vs. NHS Fife Tribunal: What it tells us about organisational failure

19th July 2025

Courier - Sandie Peggie’s boss says she heard claims NHS Fife nurse made racist remark to junior doctor

Daily Mail - Now Auditor General stands ready to probe NHS Fife chiefs over their handling of trans battle

Times - NHS Fife should admit defeat over Sandie Peggie tribunal

Scottish Daily Express - Sandie Peggie: NHS Fife board MUST resign after 'slow-motion' car crash tribunal

Times - Is top lawyer in Sandie Peggie tribunal facing a conflict of interest?

Telegraph - All NHS ‘diversity officers’ must go – and this unhinged trans row shows why

Telegraph - NHS nurse Sandie Peggie ‘taking legal action’ against union over trans row

STV - Nurse at centre of trans tribunal to take legal action against union

BBC - Trans tribunal nurse to sue union over lack of support

Daily Mail - Transgender doctor's complaint that she felt 'threatened' by much smaller nurse in female changing room row was 'plausible', senior medic says

Herald - Peggie sues RCN over lack of support in NHS Fife trans row

Daily Record - Nurse Sandie Peggie taking action against union in wake of gender row suspension

Herald - Who is Dr Beth Upton, the doctor at centre of NHS tribunal row?

Express - Sandie Peggie trans row exposes ludicrous diversity nonsense costing taxpayers cash

18th July 2025

[VIDEO] Times Radio - Sandie Peggie vs NHS Fife: the changing room trans row | The Story

Herald - LIVE BLOG for 18th July: Sandie Peggie tribunal continues with more NHS Fife witnesses

Scottish Sun - THREATS HELL Scots NHS calls in cops over trolls threatening staff with ‘sexual violence’ over Sandie Peggie case

Fife Today - Sandie Peggie tribunal: NHS Fife breaks silence on ‘unacceptable personal attacks’ and 'worrying behaviour' in polarised debate

Courier - Information watchdog threatens court action against NHS Fife after ‘petulant’ statement on Sandie Peggie case

NHS Fife - Statement on the Recommencement of the Employment Tribunal

Times - Sandie Peggie lawyers accuse NHS Fife of blaming them for threats against staff

National - Sandie Peggie denies making racist comment as new allegation emerges

Daily Mail - Fury over NHS bid to 'smear' nurse in trans row

Courier - NHS Fife tribunal witness list revealed– including trans charity chief and mobile phone forensics expert

Courier - SNP health chief backs NHS Fife after Sandie Peggie cleared of misconduct

Courier - Inside extraordinary day at NHS Fife trans row tribunal after threat claims and health board Intervention

Courier - John Swinney and Kate Forbes snub meeting with NHS Fife trans tribunal nurse

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife breaks Sandie Peggie silence and accuses Sex Matters of 'steering public opinion' in bombshell statement

Sky News - Issue of transgender doctor using female facilities reviously raised, Sandie Peggie tribunal told

BBC - Lawyers for nurse in trans case criticise 'irresponsible' health board [Headline changed from 'Tribunal hears trans doctor sobbed while reporting nurse’ - see image]

Herald - Swinney must 'intervene' in NHS Fife case with Sandie Peggie

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife female consultants who backed Dr Beth Upton don't have to share changing room with him

New Statesman - John Swinney is lost in trans confusion

Herald - Health minister confident in NHS Fife amid Sandie Peggie row

Critic - The Sandie Peggie case has exposed the grim dynamics of the gender wars

17th July 2025

Herald - LIVE BLOG for 17th July: Sandie Peggie employment tribunal against NHS Fife continues

Times - Sandie Peggie trans doctor tribunal is a farce, says Annabelle Ewing

Herald - MSP describes Sandie Peggie employment tribunal as 'farce'

Scotsman - Sandie Peggie was not sexually harassed by trans doctor, top nurse claims

Courier - I don’t believe Sandie Peggie was sexually harassed by trans doctor, NHS Fife nursing chief tells tribunal

Scotsman - NHS Fife urged to settle case against Sandie Peggie as Swinney under fire over support for health board

Daily Record - Fife NHS head of nursing 'can't recall' risk assessment behind Sandie Peggie’s suspension

Herald - The key points from Sandie Peggie tribunal against NHS Fife

Sky - Head of nursing at NHS Fife 'can't recall' risk assessment behind Sandie Peggie's suspension

BBC - Nurse confronted trans doctor in 'unacceptable' manner, tribunal hears

Scottish Daily Express - Sandie Peggie was 'silenced' by NHS Fife who banned her from talking about Dr Beth Upton case while he was allowed to

Telegraph - The Sandie Peggie scandal insults the British public

[VIDEO] Talk TV - Susan Smith on Peggie's misconduct clearance and tribunal updates

16th July 2025

Herald - LIVE BLOG for 16th July: Sandie Peggie employment tribunal against NHS Fife resumes

Telegraph - I can’t even be sure of my own sex, equalities officer tells tribunal

Independent - NHS Fife equality lead sought guidance on trans staff policies, tribunal told

Daily Mail - A clown show of a case made Sandie Peggie's life a misery - now it's time NHS chiefs face the consequences for what they forced her to endure

Times - ‘I don’t know my own sex,’ diversity officer tells Sandie Peggie tribunal

Spiked - Sandie Peggie’s heroic stand against the tyranny of the new misogyny

Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife equalities chief says she doesn't know whether she is a woman or a man in astonishing Sandie Peggie evidence

Courier - Pressure on NHS Fife chiefs intensifies after Sandie Peggie cleared of misconduct

Courier - Sandie Peggie: How NHS Fife trans row tribunal unfolded after nurse was cleared

[VIDEO] Talk TV - 'Trans nurse row'

Times - Who are the key figures in the Sandie Peggie tribunal row?

Herald - Can same legal team still represent NHS Fife and Dr Upton?

Guardian - Nurse cleared of misconduct in trans doctor changing room row in Scotland

Herald - Sandie Peggie cleared of gross misconduct allegations

Courier - Sandie Peggie CLEARED by NHS Fife over gross misconduct claims

Scotsman - Sandie Peggie cleared of internal disciplinary charges at NHS Fife

BBC - Trans changing room row nurse cleared of misconduct as tribunal resumes

Sky - Transgender changing room row nurse cleared of misconduct by NHS Fife

Telegraph - Nurse who complained about trans doctor using changing rooms is cleared

Times - Sandie Peggie cleared of ‘hate incident’ in NHS changing room trans row

Scottish Sun - 'RELIEVED AND DELIGHTED' Scots NHS nurse who was suspended after complaining about trans doctor in female changing room cleared of misconduct

Spectator - Sandie Peggie cleared of NHS misconduct

STV - Employment tribunal involving nurse and NHS Fife set to resume

ALBA - Hanvey Responds to NHS Fife Decision on Sandie Peggie Case

Nursing Times - Nurse Sandie Peggie cleared of misconduct as tribunal resumes

Daily Record - Nurse Sandie Peggie cleared of gross misconduct in trans doctor changing room row

Pink News - Tribunal to resume between NHS nurse Sandie Peggie and trans doctor over changing room row

15th July 2025

Herald - Sandie Peggie's NHS case is more important than Supreme Court ruling

Herald - Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal: Follow our coverage here

Herald - Sandie Peggie Employment Tribunal: The story so far

Times - Don’t blame equalities officer in Sandie Peggie trans row, NHS chiefs told

Courier - Who will give evidence as NHS Fife trans row tribunal resumes?

14th July 2025

Telegraph - Why is the NHS spending hundreds of thousands of pounds attacking women?

Courier - NHS Fife trans row tribunal: Everything we know so far

12th July 2025

Times - Peggie v the NHS: Inside the landmark legal battle dividing Britain

9th June 2025

Daily Mail - NHS Fife finally admits it has spent £220,500 of taxpayer money on transgender battle

6th July 2025

Scottish Daily Express - D-Day for Sandie Peggie and NHS Fife as court prepares for tribunal to resume

25th June 2025

Courier - Sandie Peggie judge blasts NHS Fife for failing to hand over documents in time

24th June 2025

Daily Mail - NHS and trans doctor accused of dragging heels over tribunal documents

18th June 2025

Herald - Nurse Sandie Peggie plea to MSPs during Holyrood visit

8th June 2025

Spectator - The NHS Fife case raises questions for the Scottish press

29th May 2025

Daily Mail - Trans doctor receives counselling due to the 'incredible distress' of NHS gender tribunal

28th May 2025

Herald - NHS Fife rebuked by watchdog over Sandie Peggie FOI failures

21st May 2025

Kent Online - Nurse in trans doctor case demands clarity from union on single-sex spaces

Telegraph - Nurse Sandie Peggie challenges Royal College of Nursing over trans doctor

Standard - Nurse in trans doctor case demands clarity from union on single-sex spaces

14th May 2025

BBC - No ban on public viewing Sandie Peggie tribunal online

Telegraph - NHS trust in trans doctor tribunal fails to ban public from watching case

16th April 2025

On 16th April 2025 the UK Supreme Court ruled that the terms "woman" and "sex" in the Equality Act 2010 refer to a biological woman and biological sex.

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Scottish Daily Express - NHS Fife under pressure to concede Sandy Peggie case after Supreme Court bombshell

Dunfermline Press - NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after landmark ruling

Spectator - NHS board being sued by Sandie Peggie will ‘consider’ gender ruling

Scotsman - NHS Fife urged to concede Sandie Peggie case after Supreme Court ruling

Courier - NHS Fife told to ‘admit defeat’ in Sandie Peggie tribunal after landmark Supreme Court ruling