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

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