Claimant v Barchester Healthcare Limited
Outcome
Individual claims
This was a preliminary hearing to determine disability status only. The tribunal found the claimant was disabled by reason of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (accepted by respondent), bulimia nervosa, and anxiety and depression at the relevant time.
Facts
This was a preliminary hearing to determine whether the claimant was disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. The respondent accepted the claimant was disabled by reason of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. The tribunal also had to determine whether the claimant was disabled by reason of bulimia nervosa and/or anxiety and depression.
Decision
The tribunal found that at the relevant time, the claimant was disabled within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010 section 6 by reason of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (accepted by respondent), bulimia nervosa, and anxiety and depression. This preliminary issue was determined in the claimant's favour.
Practical note
A claimant can be found disabled for multiple concurrent conditions including mental health disorders such as PTSD, bulimia nervosa, anxiety and depression for the purposes of disability discrimination claims.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 6012632/2024
- Decision date
- 2 October 2025
- Hearing type
- preliminary
- Hearing days
- 1
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- solicitor
Claimant representation
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister