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Healthcare Tribunal Data Analysis

Employment Tribunal decisions and outcome patterns in the Healthcare sector from the last 12 months.

407Cases Analysed (Last 12 Months)

Final Healthcare decisions with at least one determined claim.

36%Success Factor

Proportion of cases won or split/upheld in our database.

64%Dismissal Rate

Cases lost or struck out due to procedural/jurisdictional issues.

↑ Strongest IndicatorUnpaid Wages (53% Success)
↓ Weakest IndicatorWhistleblowing (11% Success)

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Unfair DismissalConstructive DismissalDiscriminationRedundancy PayUnpaid WagesWhistleblowingBreach of ContractHarassment

Showing 30 cases from the last 2 months.

Employers in recent Healthcare decisions

Browse the latest published decisions for employers represented in this sector sample.

Lewisham and Greenwich NHS TrustMacmillan Cancer SupportNorthern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation TrustLondon Ambulance Service NHS TrustEA Pharma3 LtdMs J Paterson (T/a Jacqui Paterson’s Veterinary Practice)Cardiff and Vale University Local Health BoardCounty Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation TrustNational Care Network Franchising LtdCircle Health Group LtdUniversity Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation TrustBUPA Occupational Health Ltd
20 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Whistleblowing

All claims were struck out: the whistleblowing claims had no reasonable prospect of success due to previous findings, and the unfair dismissal and victimisation claims were struck out due to the claimant's failure to comply with orders and non-attendance at the final hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Strike out for no reasonable prospect of success (whistleblowing claims)
  • strike out for failure to comply with tribunal orders and non-attendance (unfair dismissal and victimisation)
  • application of Blockbuster Entertainment Ltd v James
  • overriding objective and proportionality.

Reference: 2303596/2022

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
20 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination and Breach of Contract

The claimant's unfair dismissal claim was struck out for lack of service, and his claims of direct race discrimination, victimisation, and wrongful dismissal were dismissed on their merits.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Jurisdictional requirement of two years' service for unfair dismissal
  • elements of direct race discrimination and victimisation under the Equality Act 2010
  • wrongful dismissal for breach of contract.

Reference: 2303242/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
16 Jul 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The Tribunal found the dismissal was unfair because the employer failed to follow its own disciplinary policy and constitution, the investigation was inadequate, and the decision to dismiss was outside the range of reasonable responses given the claimant's open use of vehicles with management approval and the lack of any clear policy prohibition.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Whether the dismissal was fair under section 98(4) ERA 1996
  • focusing on the reasonableness of the employer's belief
  • the adequacy of the investigation
  • whether dismissal fell within the range of reasonable responses
  • and whether the employer followed a fair procedure including compliance with its own disciplinary policy and the 'Just and Learning Framework'.

Reference: 2600557/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
15 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The unfair dismissal claim was struck out due to lack of qualifying service, but the disability discrimination claims were allowed to proceed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Section 108 Employment Rights Act 1996 – two-year qualifying period for unfair dismissal
  • disability discrimination under Equality Act 2010
  • extension of time for late presentation
  • amendment of claim.

Reference: 6002895/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
13 Jul 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without providing any reason.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Rule 47 of the Employment Tribunal Rules – dismissal of claim due to non-attendance of a party.

Reference: 1808624/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
8 Jul 2026
Claimant won£86.20 awarded

Unpaid Wages

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages and failed to pay accrued holiday pay.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages under the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • failure to pay holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations.

Reference: 6019835/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
8 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to prove that the decisions were taken because of the protected act, rather than because of genuine concerns about her conduct identified in the tribunal judgment.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Whether the decisions to include and maintain allegations derived from the earlier tribunal judgment amounted to unlawful victimisation contrary to section 27 of the Equality Act 2010.

Reference: 1602431/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
6 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination and Harassment

The Trust's policy requiring claimants to share a changing room with a biological male trans woman and its failure to address their concerns amounted to harassment and indirect sex discrimination, but other harassment allegations and victimisation claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Harassment related to sex and/or gender reassignment (s.26 Equality Act 2010)
  • indirect sex discrimination (s.19)
  • and victimisation (s.27).

Reference: 2501192/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
6 Jul 2026
Claimant won£5,624.97 awarded

Redundancy Pay, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

All complaints were well-founded and the respondent was ordered to pay the claimant for notice pay, holiday pay, redundancy payment, and unauthorised deductions.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Breach of contract for notice pay and holiday pay
  • entitlement to a statutory redundancy payment under section 163 Employment Rights Act 1996
  • unauthorised deductions from wages.

Reference: 6035258/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
6 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

Claimant won unfair dismissal but lost other claims; compensation limited to basic award due to Polkey reduction.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Time limits for presenting claims
  • unfair dismissal
  • Polkey reduction
  • protected disclosure
  • basic award calculation.

Reference: 1306301/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
2 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The claimant was not an employee, so unfair dismissal and wrongful dismissal claims were dismissed for lack of jurisdiction; however, she was a worker, so the holiday pay claim will proceed.

Legal Issues (7)
  • Employment status – employee vs worker vs self-employed
  • mutuality of obligations
  • personal service
  • control
  • integration
  • dependency
  • use of intermediary company.

Reference: 6022446/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
1 Jul 2026
Claim dismissed

Discrimination and Harassment

All complaints of sex discrimination, harassment, and victimisation were dismissed as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claimant was subjected to direct sex discrimination
  • harassment related to sex
  • and victimisation.

Reference: 6017057/2024

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1 Jul 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Discrimination

The unfair dismissal claim succeeded, but the reasonable adjustments claim was dismissed by consent.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unfair dismissal
  • reasonable adjustments (disability discrimination)
  • judgment by consent on one claim.

Reference: 2601793/2024

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29 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The respondent made unauthorised deductions from wages, failed to pay contractual notice pay, and failed to pay accrued holiday pay, resulting in successful claims on those grounds but dismissal of other claims.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Unauthorised deductions from wages
  • breach of contract (notice pay)
  • holiday pay entitlement.

Reference: 6016023/2024

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26 Jun 2026
Dismissed on jurisdiction

Unpaid Wages

The claim was dismissed because it was out of time, meaning the Tribunal lacked jurisdiction to hear it.

Legal Issues (3)
  • Whether the claim for unauthorised deductions from wages was brought within the statutory time limit
  • the Tribunal held it was not
  • resulting in dismissal for lack of jurisdiction.

Reference: 6003530/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
24 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was dismissed because it was not presented within the applicable time limit, and it was reasonably practicable for the claimant to have done so.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Time limits for presenting a claim
  • whether it was reasonably practicable to present the claim in time.

Reference: 6013990/2025

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22 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Whistleblowing

The claimant succeeded only on the holiday pay claim for accrued but untaken leave on termination, receiving £1024.66; all other claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (6)
  • Calculation of holiday pay for variable hours workers
  • constructive dismissal test (breach of implied term of trust and confidence)
  • requirements for protected disclosure (disclosure of information
  • public interest
  • reasonable belief)
  • whether reduction in hours amounted to unlawful deduction.

Reference: 3305371/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
18 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal, Discrimination, Whistleblowing and Harassment

The claimant succeeded on one claim of disability discrimination (failure to allow her to leave work early as a reasonable adjustment) but all other claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (5)
  • Disability discrimination (failure to make reasonable adjustments)
  • protected disclosure (whistleblowing)
  • unfair dismissal
  • victimisation
  • time limits for presenting claims.

Reference: 1603463/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
17 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal

The claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to attend the hearing without providing any explanation.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Rule 47 dismissal for failure to attend hearing
  • no substantive issues considered.

Reference: 6007446/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
16 Jun 2026
Claimant won£10,614.77 awarded

Unfair Dismissal

The dismissal was procedurally unfair because the respondent failed to consult with the claimant before making her redundant and did not adequately consider alternative employment.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the dismissal was for a potentially fair reason (redundancy) and whether the procedure followed was fair under section 98(4) of the Employment Rights Act 1996
  • including consideration of alternative employment and consultation.

Reference: 8002409/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
12 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Unfair Dismissal and Unpaid Wages

The claimant lost her automatic unfair dismissal claim but won her holiday pay claim, resulting in a split verdict.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Automatic unfair dismissal
  • entitlement to holiday pay under the Working Time Regulations.

Reference: 3303456/2024

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
12 Jun 2026
Claimant won

Unfair Dismissal, Unpaid Wages and Breach of Contract

The dismissal was procedurally unfair, but the compensatory award was reduced to zero after applying an 80% Polkey reduction and a 50% contributory fault reduction, and the claimant's wage and holiday pay claims were dismissed.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Procedural unfairness in dismissal
  • Polkey reduction (80%) for chance of dismissal even with fair procedure
  • 50% contributory conduct reduction
  • unlawful deduction from wages and holiday pay claims.

Reference: 2304408/2023

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
11 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Whistleblowing

The claimant withdrew 16 specific complaints, but other complaints remain unaffected, resulting in a split verdict.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Withdrawal of specific complaints under section 47B Employment Rights Act 1996
  • protected disclosure detriment.

Reference: 6016187/2025

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9 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Unfair Dismissal and Breach of Contract

The tribunal found that the claimant resigned/retired from employment with the first respondent on 15 March 2024 and thereafter worked as an independent contractor, so there was no dismissal, and the tribunal lacked jurisdiction over the second respondent due to no ACAS Early Conciliation certificate.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Employment status (employee vs independent contractor) after 15 March 2024
  • whether there was a dismissal
  • jurisdiction regarding the second respondent due to lack of ACAS Early Conciliation certificate
  • time limits for bringing a claim.

Reference: 6043049/2025

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8 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Unfair Dismissal and Redundancy Pay

Both claims were struck out because the claimant had less than two years' service, failing to meet the qualifying period for unfair dismissal and redundancy payment claims.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Lack of qualifying service (two years) for unfair dismissal and statutory redundancy payment claims
  • strike-out for no reasonable prospects

Reference: 2406394/2025

(View detailed case summary — Pro Research)
8 Jun 2026
Claim struck out

Other

The claim was struck out because the claimant failed to comply with a Tribunal order and did not actively pursue the claim, and did not respond to a warning letter.

Legal Issues (1)
  • Strike out under Rule 38 of the Employment Tribunal Procedure Rules 2024 for non-compliance with a Tribunal order and failure to actively pursue the claim.

Reference: 1600370/2025

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8 Jun 2026
Mixed outcome

Discrimination

The disability discrimination claim was dismissed because the claimant failed to prove he was disabled, but other discrimination claims (race, religion, reasonable adjustments) were not struck out and will proceed to a final hearing.

Legal Issues (4)
  • Definition of disability under s.6 Equality Act 2010
  • substantial and long-term adverse effect
  • strike out for no reasonable prospects
  • time limits for discrimination claims.

Reference: 6014253/2025

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5 Jun 2026
Claim dismissed

Whistleblowing

The Employment Tribunal dismissed the claimant's claim for public interest disclosure detriments as not well-founded.

Legal Issues (2)
  • Whether the claimant made a qualifying protected disclosure under s.43B ERA 1996
  • and whether she suffered detriment on the ground of that disclosure under s.47B ERA 1996.

Reference: 6014290/2024

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Data sources

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