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NHS Trust at centre of Jennifer Melle case inserts clause forcing staff to recognise gender identity or be disciplined

15 December 2025

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has come under fire after it emerged that in September 2025, the Trust inserted a clause into its Dignity and Respect at Work Policy stating:

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NHS Trust abruptly cancels disciplinary hearing for Christian nurse Jennifer Melle following Sandie Peggie ruling

9 December 2025

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust has abruptly cancelled the disciplinary hearing of senior nurse Jennifer Melle, which was scheduled to take place today.

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Claire Coutinho urges NHS Trust to drop case against nurse who faces sack for refusing to use paedophile’s gender identity

5 December 2025

In a dramatic development, Claire Coutinho MP, Shadow Minister for Equalities, has written to the Chairman and Chief Executive of Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust, urging them to halt disciplinary proceedings against Christian nurse Jennifer Melle and requesting an urgent meeting on Monday, 8 December, ahead of Jennifer’s disciplinary hearing on Tuesday, 9 December.

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Royal College of Nursing faces backlash for refusing to act in Christian nurse case involving transgender paedophile

1 December 2025

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and its General Secretary and Chief Executive, Professor Nicola Ranger, are under growing scrutiny for refusing to intervene in the case of Jennifer Melle, a senior nurse suspended after declining to use biologically inaccurate pronouns for a convicted male paedophile patient.

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Christian street preacher acquitted by jury after ‘Islamophobia hate claim’ for saying ‘we love the Jews’

23 November 2025

Christian street preacher Shaun O’Sullivan has been cleared by a jury at Swindon Crown Court after a trial that raised serious questions about freedom of speech and the policing of so-called “hate claims.”

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