Coco the spaniel is here to sniff illegal drugs in a hospital at Newcastle. This is her new job.

Dog's employer is Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and Coco is trained by the police.

Coco and her handler John McCarroll takes regular rounds of St Nicholas Hospital in Gosforth. This hospital takes care of mental health patients and the dog is responsible for not allowing patients, visitors and even staff misuse illegal drugs.

According to health bosses, Coco will be of great help as for figuring out illegal drug use, it used to take over two weeks but with Coco around, things will be easy.

Coco is capable of carrying out a search immediately for all Class A and B drugs as she is trained to pick up their scent.

For elderly and very young patients, Coco is a therapy.

A dog is more capable of smelling as compared to a human being as their nose can trap tiny scent particles due to the moisture on their nose.

Gary O'Hare, director of nursing and operations at the trust which covers seven hospitals, said, "Coco and her handler John McCarroll have been excellent additions to our staff teams."