Miss S Radia v University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust — 2024

The claimant alleged that she was disabled because of stress and anxiety during the relevant period from December 2022 to 2 May 2023. The respondent denied that she was disabled during that period, and the hearing addressed whether the alleged impairments had a substantial adverse effect on normal day-to-day activities and whether they were likely to last at least 12 months or recur.

The Tribunal did not accept that the claimant's oral evidence or disability impact statement established disability during the relevant period, because the statement mainly described her position nearly a year later and gave limited detail about the relevant time. The Tribunal relied instead on contemporaneous medical records, which it found did not show a substantial adverse effect from stress and anxiety on normal day-to-day activities.

The Tribunal also found that, if there had been an impairment, the evidence did not show it was likely to last at least 12 months or recur. It concluded that any stress and anxiety were reactions to adverse life events rather than a long-term disability at the relevant time, and dismissed the disability discrimination claims.