Nursing and Midwifery Council determination — substantive hearing
NMC panel strikes off nurse Ioan Fechete over failure to attend criminal court hearing
A Nursing and Midwifery Council panel has struck nurse Ioan Marian Fechete off the register after finding he failed to attend Lincoln Magistrates' Court in January 2025 to face charges under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. Those criminal charges have not been tried.
MedicWatch editorial · Published 6 August 2026 · Updated 31 August 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 Ioan Marian Fechete, nurse (Nursing and Midwifery Council 15E0362C).
Decision date: 6 August 2026 · Hearing started 6 August 2026
In plain English
The NMC's Fitness to Practise Committee found that nurse Ioan Marian Fechete failed to appear before Lincoln Magistrates' Court on 23 January 2025 to answer criminal charges under the Sexual Offences Act 2003, and did not surrender after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Those criminal charges have not been tried. The panel found his fitness to practise impaired by misconduct and made a striking-off order, with an interim suspension order for 18 months.
Charges
That you a registered nurse, 1) Failed to appear before Lincoln Magistrates Court on 23 January 2025 in connection with criminal charges brought under the Sexual Offences Act 2003. 2) On or after 23 January 2025, after a warrant had been issued for your arrest by Lincoln Magistrates Court, failed to surrender under that warrant in a timely manner or at all. AND in light of the above, your fitness to practise is impaired by reason of your misconduct.
Findings
The panel found charges 1 and 2 proved, relying on a court extract dated 23 January 2025, an email from the court administrator dated 6 February 2025 and an email from the Police Disclosure Manager dated 4 September 2025. The underlying criminal charges under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 have not been tried and were not adjudicated by the panel; Lincolnshire Police have advised they will not investigate further unless Mr Fechete returns to the UK. The panel found that failing to attend court without explanation fell seriously short of the standards expected of a nurse and amounted to serious misconduct, breaching sections 1.1, 20.1, 20.3, 20.4, 20.5, 20.6, 20.8 and 23.2 of the Code. It found his fitness to practise impaired on public protection and public interest grounds, citing his lack of engagement, lack of insight and a high risk of repetition. The meeting proceeded in his absence. The panel made a striking-off order and imposed an interim suspension order for 18 months to cover the appeal period.
Mitigating and aggravating factors
Mitigating factors
The panel found no mitigating features in this case.
Aggravating factors
The panel took into account: that Mr Fechete faces extremely serious charges relating to a vulnerable patient; lack of insight and remorse; that the allegations are directly related to his clinical practice and abuse of his position; failure to appear in court; no communication with police, regulator or court system; no indication of learning or awareness of the impact on complainants of not engaging with the justice process; and attitudinal concerns, Mr Fechete knowing that these proceedings are ongoing and relate to serious allegations which are still not concluded.
Source
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