POLICE have been called in to investigate after a man's body was found at Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital on Monday night (July 31). 

It is not believed that the death of the man, who was a junior doctor in his 30s, is being treated as suspicious.

The death has been reported to the coroner and an inquest is expected to be opened and adjourned.

An Avon and Somerset Police spokesman said: "We were called to reports of the body of a man in his 30s being found on Monday night at about 11pm at Musgrove Park Hospital.

"The death has been referred to the coroner as a sudden death."

Dr Stuart Walker, medical director at Musgrove, said: “We have shared with staff today the very sad news of the death of a colleague at the hospital last night.

“Our heartfelt sympathies are with our colleague’s family and close friends.

"We are doing all we can to support them, and our staff, at this deeply distressing time.”

Dr Sam Barrell, chief executive of the Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, said: "We are terribly upset by the death of our colleague and we are doing everything we can to support his family and close friends at this time.They have our heartfelt sympathies.

"We were aware that our colleague needed some support, and we were providing him with this.

"Obviously, we are asking ourselves if this support was all that we could possibly have given. We are taking a very close look at this.

"In the meantime, we are doing everything we are able to support our colleagues who worked with him."