Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has today demanded that NHS Fife’s Chief Executive Carol Potter and her board resign over their ‘dire’ handling of the Sandie Peggie case.
His intervention comes after the health board ‘dragged’ Sandie Peggie through a traumatic disciplinary hearing and put out a ‘shocking’ statement on Friday that attacked the nurse and the groups that supported her.
He said that in their ‘zeal’ to embrace the SNP’s ‘bonkers belief’ in gender ideology, they were willing to waste hundreds of thousands destroying the career of a hardworking nurse.
The Scottish Conservative leader said that if senior figures refuse to go they should be sacked.
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay MSP said: "This ongoing slow-motion car crash from NHS Fife confirms that Carol Potter and her entire board can no longer remain in post.
“In their zeal to embrace the SNP's bonkers belief in gender ideology, they were willing to destroy the career of a nurse and waste huge sums of taxpayers' money.
"But instead of taking any responsibility for their own conduct, they’ve now resorted to smearing Sandie Peggie and the campaigners who have stood with her.
“John Swinney, Neil Grey and their SNP colleagues appear to be the only people left in Scotland who think this is okay.
“If the NHS Fife board won’t do the right thing and quit, then they should be sacked."