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NHS nurse Bethany Hutchison, a senior member of the Day Surgery Unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital, has given evidence in what is expected to be a landmark Employment Tribunal case against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Today, Karen Danson, a staff nurse at Darlington Memorial Hospital, has given powerful and deeply personal witness testimony as part of an Employment Tribunal case against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

The Court of Appeal has granted permission for a coalition of Christian schools, parents, and pupils to challenge the UK government’s controversial decision to impose VAT on private school fees, a policy that has already led to closures and widespread disruption across the independent education sector.

Next week, the Darlington nurses’ extraordinary legal case and journey, which has seen them meet with health secretary, Wes Streeting and Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch, be compared to the Ford Dagenham women, and secure public backing from J.K. Rowling, is set to be heard. (see notes to editors for timeline of the case.)

Four Darlington nurses, already at the centre of a high-profile employment tribunal which begins this month, are now facing professional misconduct investigations, after four complaints made by members of the public to the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).