Boxes from a stolen medical van have been found.

The NHS Ford Connect van was taken on Monday as its driver made a delivery to the Central surgery, Cheriton Road, Folkestone.

A passer-by found the items at Mitcham, in the borough of Murton, Surrey.

As well as having potentially hazardous material on board, it was also carrying information about patients.

A spokesman for the East Kent Hospital’s NHS Trust said staff will open the containers later with the help of scientific experts.

He said: "Until we know what exactly is in there, we have to be very careful."

The van operates as part of a twice-daily service between William Harvey Hospital in Ashford and surgeries in Shepway.

Its registration number is GK56 OGU and it has blue East Kent Hospitals NHS Trust lettering on the front, back and side.