Dr Ranj Singh discusses his mental health on Morning Live

This afternoon, Dr Ranj thanked Manchester Royal Hospital for “looking after him” following a mystery illness.

The TV doctor was absent from his slot on BBC’s Morning Live earlier, as he appeared to have urgently sought medical attention.

The BBC show’s lead presenter Gethin Jones told viewers at the time that Dr Ranj was “not feeling well”.

On his Instagram story, in view of his 347,000 followers, Dr Ranj typed: “Not quite where I was expecting to end up today… thank you Manchester Royal for looking after me.”

In a photo shared with the caption, Dr Ranj could be seen with a cannula placed in his arm while sitting in a hospital ward.

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Dr Ranj had been due to host a Morning Live segment on Norovirus, which is known as the vomiting bug. Instead, Dr Xand – Alexander van Tulleken – had to stand in for him.

Gethin informed viewers that Dr Ranj was “not feeling so well” and that he therefore had to miss the programme.

He said: “Dr Ranj was meant to be here today but unfortunately he is not feeling so well so Dr Xand is joining us from the set of Operation.”

During the chat with Dr Xand, Gethin said: “Thank you for stepping in for Dr Ranj today.”

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They then discussed how cases of Norovirus are increasing on cruise ships.

Dr Ranj has not yet posted any further updates to his Instagram account, however, he spent the weekend in Wales, visiting Gower with Gethin and fellow Morning Live stars including Justine Jones.

It comes as the GP, who previously worked on This Morning with Phillip Schofield, encouraged people to be “mindful” when commenting on the presenter, because he is still human and “not in an easy place”.

Phillip left This Morning after reports emerged that his friendship with co-host Holly Willoughby was on the rocks.

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The 61-year-old later confessed to having an “unwise, but not illegal” affair with a younger male colleague on the set of This Morning, before stepping down from all of his work with ITV.

At the time, Dr Ranj issued a statement and slammed ITV’s “toxic culture” online, before claiming the “issues with This Morning go far beyond Phillip”.

Dr Ranj, 44, worked alongside Holly, 42, and Phillip, on This Morning after joining in 2016, but later departed the show after lodging a formal complaint.

Speaking to MailOnline regarding the scandal, Dr Ranj encouraged others to be “mindful” with what they say about Phillip so things don’t go “too far”.

He told the publication: “I never agree with trolling ever – I don’t think it’s acceptable.”

“I don’t necessarily agree with what has happened with Phillip and what he has done, and as Carolyn McCall has said, it was inappropriate, but I think we have to careful when we are responding to people like that, that we don’t go too far.”

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