A PROBE has been launched after a mental health patient was found dead days after vanishing from a Glasgow hospital.

Tazarvifard Mohammed Ali, 31, was found at around 11.25am on Sunday, two days after vanishing from Parkhead Hospital in Glasgow's East End.

Police said there were no suspicious circumstances surrounding his death.

However a separate investigation has been launched by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which runs the hospital on Salamanca Street.

A spokeswoman for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said: "We were very sorry to learn of the death of Mr Ali.

"Greater Glasgow and Clyde Mental Health Services are now carrying out a full investigation into the circumstances which led to his tragic death."

Earlier this year, the health board was rapped after a ward at the hospital was described as a “much neglected and dismal environment” for patients to be cared in, according to a report.

The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland found there were “dated” bedroom areas, unclean windows, tired paintwork and “unkempt” curtains during a visit to Ward 1 in Parkhead Hospital, in May this year.

Its report also spoke of a broken lift to the ward on the day of the visit and said there was little opportunity for privacy in the bedrooms.

While the report acknowledged the service is to be moved to a refurbished ward at another campus next year, the commission called for an urgent environment audit at the facility “to ensure that it is fit for purpose”.

Inspectors carried out an unannounced visit to the 20-bed adult ward at the Salamanca Street hospital in the east end of the city on May 24.

Described as a mixed sex ward, it has six single rooms with en-suite facilities and three bay areas containing a total of 14 beds.

The commission set out six recommendations for hospital and ward managers. The report did, however, note that all interactions between staff and patients were friendly and supportive.