from Christian Concern
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.
Despite the UK Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in For Women Scotland, which reaffirmed the legal recognition of biological sex, the RCN has stalled on implementing the judgment, citing the need to “await EHRC statutory guidance”, a process already plagued by delay and resistance within government and public institutions.
Letters seen by Christian Concern reveal that the Darlington Nursing Union (DNU) wrote to the RCN outlining concerns over Jennifer’s continued suspension since April for an alleged “data breach.” The union stressed that Jennifer is a competent nurse who wants to return to work but cannot compromise her Christian belief that sex is immutable.
The DNU cited recent judicial decisions, For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers and Sandie Peggie v NHS Fife, affirming the reasonableness of gender-critical beliefs.
They urged the RCN to use its influence to prevent nursing from becoming a profession where suitability depends on adherence to “acceptable” ideological beliefs, warning that Jennifer’s case is not an isolated incident.