Nurse Jennifer Melle | Courtesy Christian Legal Centre
Posted on 04/07/2025 10:41:07 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
A Christian nurse in the United Kingdom was suspended from her position after an investigation into her referring to a transgender patient — a convicted pedophile — as “mister.”
Jennifer Melle, 40, faced disciplinary action for declining to use the patient’s preferred gender identity during an incident at a hospital in South London.
The suspension, by Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals, followed a confrontation that occurred during Melle’s night shift at St Helier Hospital on May 22, 2024, involving a male patient identified as Mr. X, who is serving a sentence in a high-security men’s prison for sexually exploiting boys, the rights group Christian Concern, which is legally supporting Melle, said in a statement provided to The Christian Post.
Mr. X, who identifies as female, became enraged when Melle addressed him using male pronouns while consulting a doctor regarding his medical care. The patient subsequently racially abused Melle, using derogatory language, and lunged toward her threateningly before being restrained by guards.
Following this incident, the hospital trust launched an investigation, claiming that Melle violated the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s code of conduct by not respecting Mr. X’s preferred gender identity.
According to the investigation report, nurses must avoid expressing personal beliefs inappropriately and recognize diversity and individual choice. Consequently, Melle was given a final written warning and referred to the NMC, labeled as a “potential risk.”
“I am devastated to have been suspended just for whistleblowing. Despite being the one placed at risk, I am the one being punished,” GB News quoted Melle as saying. “The message I have received is clear: I am expected to tolerate racism, deny biological reality and suppress my deeply held Christian beliefs.”
Last month, Melle publicly shared her experiences, claiming institutional harassment and discrimination. Her case gained widespread attention online, receiving support from author J.K. Rowling and Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch, who called the situation “completely crazy” and demanded government intervention.
The publicity surrounding Melle’s claims prompted NHS lawyers to dismiss her Christian beliefs regarding gender as “not worthy of respect in a democratic society.”
Melle alleges ongoing institutional mistreatment since the incident, saying she has felt targeted and isolated. Following media coverage of her story, hospital staff initially expressed gratitude toward Melle, but management quickly discouraged open discussions about her situation.
Later, without prior notice, hospital authorities called Melle to an informal meeting, abruptly informing her that she was suspended on full pay pending an investigation into a potential data breach stemming from her media disclosures.
Melle expressed devastation at her suspension, stating that she had not been informed of specific allegations against her. She said the disciplinary actions and the threats she endured from the patient caused severe emotional distress to her.
She further argued that while she was subjected to racist and physical threats, the hospital had done nothing to address these abuses. Instead, she contends, the trust treated her as if she were the criminal.
Andrea Williams, chief executive of the Christian Legal Centre, the legal arm of Christian Concern, described the suspension as “blatant, unlawful victimization.” She underlined that Melle’s public disclosures were protected under the Equality Act, calling on Health Secretary Wes Streeting to intervene directly. She criticized the NHS for allegedly focusing on trans ideology instead of protecting its staff from racial and physical abuse.
Since her suspension, Melle’s name was removed from the hospital’s internal system, restricting her ability to secure extra shifts and affecting her financial stability.
Melle initiated legal action against the NHS Trust, citing harassment, discrimination and breaches of her human rights. She also claimed her right to manifest religious beliefs, as protected under Article 9 of the European Convention on Human Rights, had been infringed upon.
Melle’s suspension is one among several recent controversial cases involving NHS nurses facing disciplinary actions over gender identity-related issues.
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Is there a list of Approved pronouns to be used?
My Pronoun is “Praise Jesus!”.
If you address me you must say it.
What about “Satan Rules!”, or “Gimme a BJ”?
My pronoun is "Trans-women are not women." You must address me with that or you're discriminating against me.
How Western Civilization is eliminating itself. The nurse did nothing wrong. She is being punished.
Everything I read about the UK says they have gone off the rails on this DEI crap. What’s driving this?
Suppose you accidentally call a natural woman,” Mister “ . Would she really
care ?
Congratulations to Jennifer Melle!
NHS lawyers dismissed her Christian beliefs regarding gender identity as:
NOT WORTHY OF RESPECT IN A DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY
I don’t know. UK seems like a done deal.
Mister?
One who ‘mists’?
WEF
The British government is no longer credible. DJT should refuse to do business with them until they make major changes.
Now I want to see what would happen if a muzzie nurse does the same thing.
IMHO the Muzzies are staying quiet on this to let the left and the sanes destroy each other first.
Interesting that the convicted pretend-woman pedophile’s name is protected, but Jennifer Melle’s name is not. Her ‘crime’ is obviously more serious.
The UK is finished.
Sicko bastard creep would have been truer.
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