Croydon Health Services NHS Trust

Case Summary

The claimant was a consultant cardiologist who was unfairly dismissed by the respondent NHS trust. The tribunal awarded him compensation including a basic award, compensatory award, and damages for injury to feelings and aggravated damages.

The tribunal found that the claimant was unfairly dismissed by the NHS trust, and awarded compensation including basic award, compensatory award, and damages for injury to feelings and aggravated damages.

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Case No: 2359206/2012 10.5 Reserved judgment with reasons – rule 62 March 2017 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS Claimant: Dr K J Beatt Respondent: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust Heard at: London South Croydon On: 15-17 July 2019, 28-29 November 2019, 10 January 2020 for closing submissions. Then 28 and 30 January 2020, 4 February and the 19 February 2020 in chambers. Before: Employment Judge Sage Mr W Dixon Ms B Leverton. Representation Claimant: Ms Iyengar of Counsel Respondent: Mr Cooper QC RESERVED REMEDYJUDGMENT The unanimous decision of the Tribunal is: 1. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant the sum of £25,000 for injury to feelings. 2. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant the sum of £7,500 for aggravated damages 3. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant a basic award of £3870 4. The Respondent is ordered to pay to the Claimant a compensatory award of £820,740.25 These sums are not subject to recoupment. REASONS Case No: 2359206/2012 10.5 Reserved judgment with reasons – rule 62 March 2017 Witnesses: For the Claimant we heard from the Claimant and: Professor Jaspal Singh Kooner Dr Piers Clifford Ms. Marie Leahy Mr. Edward Rowland Dr Trevor Greenwood For the Respondent we heard from: Dr Oliver Spencer Findings of fact The role held by the Claimant at termination. 5. The Claimant had worked at the Respondent NHS Trust from 2005 to September 2012. He was responsible for setting up the Cardiac Interventional Service at the hospital, this service saved money and resulted in significantly improved outcomes for patients. The Claimant worked as a Catheterisation Laboratory (Cath Lab) Lead carrying out treatment that was an alternative to open heart surgery. Although this procedure was a new speciality in 1988 and Dr Greenwood described how the C…