Did you know the police are sometimes called upon to deal with thieving patients, dishonest staff, and even medical professionals with strange and disturbing sexual habits? Did you know hospitals are regularly and ruthlessly targeted by unscrupulous thieves? All this and more is probably happening in your local hospital, but so far you have been blissfully unaware. Until now! Jonathan Nicholas has worked in an inner-city hospital for ten years. Here he reveals some of the incidents he has dealt with and has collected them together in this book. Weird, shocking, moving, and often amusing, these stories are based on real incidents and real people. Using information drawn from personal recollection, prosecution files, and anecdotes from staff, patients, and offenders, it is a collection of stories that have never been told before. The book reveals all the behind-the-scenes enquiries and efforts undertaken by the police, with the invaluable assistance of the hospital staff themselves, in order to ensure such places remain safe and relatively crime-free. Television dramas about hospitals are never like this! Hospital Beat is a unique insight into modern policing inside a hospital and will appeal to fans of humorous 'I never knew that' writing. Author Jonathan takes writing inspiration from Dirk Bogarde.