Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
Struck off the register
The regulator’s term: erasure
What does “struck off the register” mean?
Being struck off (the regulator calls this "erasure") removes the practitioner from the register. They are no longer permitted to practise this profession in the UK. Erasure can be reviewed after a minimum of five years, but is otherwise indefinite.
Concerning Mr Petros Mouskafidis, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 16D0763C).
Decision date: 1 April 2026 · Hearing started 1 April 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that Mr Petros Mouskafidis, a registered adult nurse, was convicted on 8 May 2024 of intentionally exposing his genitals to a member of the public, contrary to Article 70 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. The panel ordered his erasure from the register, finding the conviction for a sexual offence incompatible with continuing to practise and noting he had shown no engagement with the NMC, no insight, and no remorse.
Charges
On 8 May 2024 Mr Mouskafidis was convicted of intentionally exposing his genitals intending that someone would see them and be caused alarm or distress, contrary to Article 70 of the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008. The conviction related to an incident on 2 November 2021 in Belfast in which Mr Mouskafidis, while driving to his nursing workplace and wearing his uniform, exposed himself to a member of the public who was walking along Woodvale Road.
Findings
Charge 1 was proved by certificate of conviction under Rule 31(2). The panel found Mr Mouskafidis's fitness to practise impaired on both public protection and public interest grounds, noting that he was on the Sex Offenders Register for five years and had not engaged with the NMC, demonstrated insight, or shown remorse.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The panel could not identify any mitigating features upon review of the evidence.
Aggravating factors
The panel identified predatory behaviour (Mr Mouskafidis initially drove past the victim before returning), pre-meditated behaviour, the fact that he was wearing his nursing uniform and driving to his place of work at a care home, and the absence of any insight.
Source
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