NHS scientist wins race claim over ‘paininarse’ tag

London employment tribunal finds Ubah Jama received less favourable treatment than white counterparts

A senior NHS scientist has won a race claim after her colleague recorded her name as “Paininarse” on a work spreadsheet.

Ubah Jama, a biochemist of Somali origin, claimed that she was a victim of numerous acts of racial discrimination over a two-year period while working for an east London trust.

Her alleged ill-treatment culminated in the “offensive” insertion of the phrase “paininarse” on a shared Microsoft Excel document that could be seen by colleagues across two hospitals, an employment tribunal heard.

Jama, who was employed by Barking Havering and Redbridge University hospital NHS trust, is now in line for compensation after the tribunal ruled she had been “marginalised and excluded because of her race”.

The trust has been approached for comment.