Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
NMC panel strikes off nurse Alexandru Jigoreanu after child indecent image conviction
A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has struck Leeds nurse Alexandru Jigoreanu off the register after he was convicted of making an indecent photograph of a child. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired and imposed an 18-month interim suspension covering the appeal period.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 29 July 2026 · Updated 31 July 2026
Erasure (struck off the register)
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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 Alexandru Gabriel Jigoreanu, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 16D0649C).
Decision date: 29 July 2026 · Hearing started 29 July 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that registered nurse Alexandru Gabriel Jigoreanu was convicted at Leeds Crown Court on 27 February 2025 of making an indecent photograph of a child, contrary to the Protection of Children Act 1978. The panel decided his fitness to practise was impaired by reason of that conviction, noting he had shown no insight and had not addressed its concerns. It imposed a striking-off order, with an 18-month interim suspension order covering the 28-day appeal period.
Charges
That Mr Jigoreanu, a registered nurse, on 27 February 2025 was convicted of making an indecent photograph / pseudo-photograph of a child, contrary to sections 1(1)(a) and 6 of the Protection of Children Act 1978, and that in light of that conviction his fitness to practise is impaired. The case was referred to the NMC by Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust on 13 February 2025. Mr Jigoreanu pleaded guilty and was convicted at Leeds Crown Court, and was sentenced to a community order with conditions.
Findings
The panel found the charge proved, treating the certificate of conviction as conclusive proof under Rule 31(2) of the NMC (Fitness to Practise) Rules 2004. It found that Mr Jigoreanu's conduct breached sections 1.5, 16.3, 17.1, 20.1, 20.4 and 20.5 of the Code, and that the first three limbs of the Grant test were engaged. The panel concluded the breaches demonstrated deep-seated attitudinal concerns which are difficult to put right, that Mr Jigoreanu had shown no insight or remediation, and that a risk of repetition remained. It also found impairment necessary on public interest grounds. The panel treated the case as a 'highest risk case' under NMC guidance SAN-4 and determined the conduct was fundamentally incompatible with remaining on the register.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The panel did not identify any mitigating features.
Aggravating factors
It was a conviction for a sexual offence relating to images involving child sexual abuse or exploitation.
Source
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