A disciplinary hearing into the actions and treatment of Jennifer Melle has been cancelled on the last minute resulting from “unexpected circumstances”, with no latest date for the hearing yet given.
Melle, a Christian nurse, was suspended in April after an incident involving a trans patient. The patient, a convicted paedophile serving time in a high security men’s prison, claims to discover as a lady.
Melle referred to the patient’s biological male sex when discussing treatment with a physician and addressed the patient as ‘Mr’. The patient is then alleged to have racially abused Melle by referring to her as a “n****r”.
Melle was accused of being answerable for a “data breach” after talking to the media about her suspension, while the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NWV) has said her misgendering of a patient means she could present “a possible risk”.
Melle claims that she is being punished for whistleblowing.
A disciplinary hearing had been scheduled for Tuesday. The Christian Legal Centre, which is supporting Melle, said that the hearing was cancelled resulting from the unavailability of a member of the panel.
Andrea Williams, Chief Executive of the Christian Legal Centre, called on Epsom and St Helier Trust to drop the case and apologise to Melle.
“Instead, it’s dragging Jennifer through months of uncertainty. We will proceed to carry the Trust to account and be certain that nothing is finished at midnight,” she said.
“Transparency is important, and this case will set a precedent for the way the NHS handles conflicts between gender ideology and biological reality.”
Melle said of her case, “I even have at all times sought to supply the best standard of care to each patient. But I couldn’t in good conscience confer with a male paedophile as a lady. Doing so would compromise truth and, for my part, patient safety.”
Earlier this week Shadow equalities minister, Claire Coutinho MP, called for an end to the case against Melle.
Melle has also received public declarations of support from Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch and Harry Potter writer JK Rowling.
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