Cambridge was employed in a hospital and was off work for a long period due to ill health. She tried coming back to work but was only able to work short hours and was adversely affected by the office conditions in which she was required to work. She was eventually dismissed on the grounds of incapacity due to ill health. She won her tribunal claim on the grounds that the employer had not made a sufficient assessment of either her condition and prognosis and the effect of the disability on her and her ability to perform the duties, together with and assessment of what steps may have been taken to reduce the disadvantages to which she was subject.