Mothers warned to be on alert for bogus nurse

THE Mid-Western Health Board yesterday warned young mothers to be on the alert for a bogus nurse claiming to be a member of the board’s staff.

This follows a reported incident in Askeaton, Co Limerick, on Tuesday in which a woman claiming to be a district nurse called to a home and asked to see an infant.

The mother later became suspicious and contacted the health board. The board’s general manager for Limerick city and county, Bernard Gloster, pointed out that staff provide a wide range of services to the public which require access to people’s homes.