A doctor who was too anxious to drive on busy roads or motorways has won almost £100,000 after the NHS tried to make her take a job 17 miles from her home town.
Dr Madhvi Verma successfully sued Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for disability discrimination and has been awarded £98,849 following a compensation hearing in Manchester.
The doctor, a specialist in sexual health who suffered from lower back pain and sciatica, had been working for the trust since 2006. She was based at the genitourinary clinic at the Whitegate Drive Health Centre from 2011 until 2017, just a ten minute walk from her home.