A MAN who failed to return home after leaving hospital has been found safe and well.

Tim Marshall, aged 49 and from Christchurch, was reported missing having last been seen leaving the Royal Bournemouth Hospital at around 9pm on Sunday, September 27.

A spokesman for Dorset Police said: "Following enquiries and searches by officers, he has now been located safe and well. We would like to thank everyone who shared our appeal.