Sunday 2 October 2022 12:00 PM Christian nurse sues Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust for 'forcing racist ... trends now
A Christian nurse, who is attempting to sue an NHS Trust for discrimination, has claimed that the healthcare service forces a 'racist ideology' onto its students.
Amy Gallagher, 33, is taking legal action against the Portman Clinic in North London, part of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust.
The nurse, who is in her final stages of a two-year course in forensic psychology at the trust, claims she has been discriminated against on the basis of race, religion and philosophical belief.
The mental health nurse took issue with the trust when she was allegedly forced to take part in a lecture titled 'whiteness - a problem of our time' in October 2020.
Amy Gallagher, 33, (pictured) is taking legal action against the Portman Clinic in North London, part of The Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust
The online presentation then said, 'the problem of racism is a problem of whiteness' and encouraged attendees to confront 'the reality of whiteness'.
At a meeting with her course leader Ms Gallagher explained she did not consider herself racist and that she took a 'colour-blind' approach, meaning she did not judge people by their skin colour.
Ms Gallagher claims she was told that such a colour-blind approach is now 'outdated'.
Ms Gallagher then filed a formal complaint to the Tavistock Trust in January last year.
In March the legal case was escalated after an external speaker complained to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, claiming that Ms Gallagher had 'inflicted race-based harm' and as a result could not work with 'diverse populations', The Telegraph reports.
The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust said it cannot comment on any claims that are part of an 'ongoing legal case'
Ms Gallagher said she believes it will be the first legal case for 'lack of belief' that argues that a white Christian woman cannot believe in Critical Race Theory.
The theory says racism is institutional and rejects the colour-blind approach.
She told The Telegraph: 'They are forcing Critical Race Theory onto people -
