A HR manager at the hospital trust allegedly told nurses to 'be more inclusive'NHS chiefs are facing landmark legal action after 26 female hospital nurses protested about being forced to share a women's changing room with a transgender colleague who is biologically male.
In a formal complaint, the nurses say they were stunned after the 'sexually active' trans nurse admitted to trying for a baby with a female partner and had stopped taking female hormones 'Flight or fight mode kicked in but I felt glued to my seat, I could not move. 'My hands started to sweat. I was petrified and felt sick and began hyperventilating.'
The HR manager told them to 'be more inclusive', 'broaden their mindset' and 'be educated and attend training', according to a second complaint letter sent by the nurses in April. In March, 26 nurses wrote to management saying that the transgender nurse 'has made no secret' of the fact that 'he has stopped taking female hormones and is trying to inseminate his female partner'
She said colleagues have taken to changing in the disabled toilet on the ward to avoid the trans nurse and that they fear their discomfort could impact on patient safety. 'We are concerned that what the nurses are experiencing is just the tip of the iceberg. How many more people across the NHS, in other professions and in public places, are having to go through similar experiences?