Nurse who called paedophile trans patient 'Mr' keeps her NHS job

A nurse who referred to a transgender paedophile patient as 'mister' has been allowed to keep her job in the NHS amid an outpouring of support from colleagues and MPs. Jennifer Melle faced losing her job for speaking out about the incident in May 2024, during which she was subjected to screaming racist abuse and threats of violence from the patient. Protesters including the Darlington nurses, who last week won their case against an NHS hospital that allowed a male-born colleague to use the women's changing rooms, gathered outside the hospital headquarters in Epsom, Surrey, where Jennifer was hauled before a disciplinary panel today.