BMA supports whistleblower awarded 1.4m by Countess of Chester Trust for unfair dismissal in landmark case
In her case supported by the BMA, Dr Susan Gilby has been awarded 1.4million in damages after winning an Employment Tribunal following ‘appalling’ treatment that led to an unfair dismissal by the Countess of Chester NHS Trust.
The former NHS chief executive was awarded one of the largest payments ever made to an ex-NHS employee after a cover-up attempt by the Trust to silence her. The BMA warns of the need to change the ‘shameful treatment’ of whistleblowers in the NHS and calls for transformation of the ‘corrosive NHS culture’ that is more concerned with reputation rather than patient safety.
Speaking about her treatment by the Countess of Chester NHS Trust and the outcome of her Employment Tribunal, Dr Susan Gilby said:
"I am deeply saddened that having raised a protected disclosure in good faith, I was treated in such an appalling manner that I had no choice other than to seek justice through the Employment Tribunal. I am yet to receive any meaningful apology from the Trust for the harm caused to me or for the needless ending of my career.
“I am extremely grateful to the BMA for their support. They enabled me to pursue justice in the face of an organisation prepared to spend extraordinary sums to silence me. I am also indebted to my legal team led by Ian Radford and Oliver Segal KC. What is clear is that the BMA are not just there to help doctors with pay or...
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