Westminster Police are appealing for information leading to the whereabouts of a patient who went missing from the Accident and Emergency department at St Mary’s Hospital in Paddington.

Officers are concerned about the health and mental wellbeing of Bashaayr Al-Shemari who left the hospital in Praed Street, before she was able to be assessed yesterday evening at around 7pm.

The 30-year-old is a Kuwaiti national and is 5ft 9ins tall, of slim build with long, dark hair.

Anyone with information should call Westminster Police on 101 or Missing Persons on 116 000.