Claimant v Bolton NHS Foundation Trust
Outcome
Individual claims
The tribunal found it had no jurisdiction to hear this complaint insofar as it related to the period March 2018 to July 2019 as it was out of time, and it was not just and equitable to extend the time limit.
The tribunal determined that the remaining complaints of failure to make reasonable adjustments (relating to the period after July 2019) were not well-founded and dismissed them.
The tribunal found that the claimant's complaints of harassment related to disability were not well-founded and dismissed the claims.
Facts
Miss Harwood brought disability discrimination claims against Bolton NHS Foundation Trust relating to alleged failures to make reasonable adjustments spanning from March 2018 onwards, and harassment related to disability. The case proceeded to a 9-day full merits hearing in January-February 2025 with the claimant representing herself against counsel for the NHS Trust.
Decision
The tribunal found it had no jurisdiction to hear the reasonable adjustments claims for the period March 2018 to July 2019 as they were out of time and it was not just and equitable to extend time. The remaining reasonable adjustments claims and all harassment claims were not well-founded and were dismissed.
Practical note
A self-represented claimant bringing disability discrimination claims against an NHS trust was unsuccessful on all claims, with early claims struck out for being out of time and later claims dismissed on their merits after a full hearing.
Legal authorities cited
Statutes
Case details
- Case number
- 2409845/2022
- Decision date
- 6 February 2025
- Hearing type
- full merits
- Hearing days
- 9
- Classification
- contested
Respondent
- Sector
- healthcare
- Represented
- Yes
- Rep type
- barrister
Claimant representation
- Represented
- No