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Fourteen hospitals in Wales have chaining children's toys and other playthings to beds in an attempt to thieves from stealing them. The Royal Gwent Hospital is bicycle locks to keep its toys from being . Dean Beddis, father of a two-year-old who was a patient in the children's ward, said he was appalled that anyone would toys from a hospital. He told reporters: "These toys are there for kids who are seriously ill. They're by the hospital and people are them. I was shocked to see that a children’s toy had a bike lock on it." He : "I was to the nurses about how disgusting it was that they had to do that because they were that people had been stealing them."

A hospital spokesman : "Unfortunately we do get toys and games from our hospitals. It is not a regular occurrence but we do staff to secure and lock away the more popular and more expensive items. Our hospitals CCTV coverage and security on site at all times." He added: "As with any large buildings open to the public, we visitors and our own staff to be vigilant with valuables." It is not only toys that are being . The television in the waiting room of the children's ward has also missing. Mr Beddis said: "Stealing toys while the hospital staff are after their children a sad reflection on society. I cannot believe this is in Britain."