Transgender Nurse Defends Right to Use Female Facilities in Tribunal Hearing

A transgender nurse, Rose Henderson, defends her right to use female facilities at Darlington Memorial Hospital in an employment tribunal amid claims from eight colleagues.

• Rose Henderson, a trans woman and operating department practitioner at Darlington Memorial Hospital, asserts her right to access female-only changing facilities during an employment tribunal hearing.
• Eight nurses have raised a claim against the County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trusts policy that allows Henderson to use the female-only changing room.
• The tribunal addresses the broader implications of transgender rights and workplace policies in nursing, reflecting ongoing debates in society about gender identity and equality.