Mr J Crayton and Mr T Jones v Countess of Chester Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: 2403670/2024 and 2403674/2024
JUDGMENT
[1]The claimants made a protected disclosure on 31 January 2024.[2]The first claimant made a protected disclosure on 8 February 2024.[3]The claimants suffered a detriment because of the protected disclosures on 15 February 2024 when the respondent inappropriately interrogated the claimants about who had emailed a board member regarding mortuary issues and said that it would “get to the bottom of who had broken the chain of command.”[4]The first claimant suffered a detriment because of the protected disclosures on 16 February 2024 when the respondent removed his access to the mortuary.[5]The remaining complaints of detriments because of the protected disclosures are unsuccessful and are dismissed. Approved by: