A 'stressed' junior doctor who has been missing since Friday may have left a note addressed to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt before she walked out of the hospital halfway through her shift.
Dr Polge, 25, who works at Torbay Hospital in Devon, was last seen on Friday afternoon. Shortly after she was reported missing her car was found in a carpark near Anstey's Cove in Torquay.
Now, hours after a friend revealed the young medic was under a lot of strain because of her 'long working hours', rumours at the hospital suggest she wrote a note for Mr Hunt just before she disappeared.
Dr Polge had recently shared a link online to a petition supporting industrial action by junior doctors over Mr Hunt's proposed contract changes.
Dr Rose Polge, 25, (pictured) who works at Torbay Hospital in Devon, was last seen on Friday afternoon. A friend has claimed the 'stressed' young medic walked out of the hospital halfway through her shift
Police officers assist divers searching the waters at Anstey's Cove as they continue to search today
ITV News Westcountry reports 'persistent rumours' have been circulating at Torbay Hospital about the note – and Devon and Cornwall Police, who are leading the search to find the junior doctor, have refused to deny the report.
A force spokesman said today: 'We are not making any comment about a note or the contents of it.'
Dr Polge was also a member of a Facebook group set up to co-ordinate striking junior doctors at the Devon hospital and last month she posted a new Facebook profile picture, featuring the hashtag #NotFairNotSafe.
The junior doctor may have left a note addressed to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
A friend, who did not want to be named, told The Sun: 'It's thought she disappeared halfway through her shift on Friday, which is very concerning.
'She usually had a smile on her face but the last couple of weeks were taking their toll.
'Rose was always cheerful and worked incredibly hard to get where she was.'
But a Torbay Hospital spokesman refused to confirm whether Dr Polge had been at work on Friday.
A spokeswoman said: 'We will do what we can to support the authorities investigating her disappearance as well as providing support to colleagues, who are anxious for her.'
This afternoon, Dr Polge's family released a statement which said: 'We would like to thank everyone for their help, hope and kind words.
'The support we have received from family and friends has been much appreciated, and clearly Rose is loved far and wide.'
More than 100 volunteers scoured the coastal area for her over the weekend but as the search entered its fourth day they were told the places left to look could only be reached by experts.
Dozens of police officers have been seen combing woodland near to where she was last seen and specialist search and rescue divers in protective gear have been scouring the cove.
Police have confirmed they have brought in a drone to help in the search for the missing junior doctor and divers and rope teams have also been added to the huge search team.
Dr Polge was also a member of a Facebook group set up to co-ordinate striking junior doctors at the Devon hospital and last month she posted a new Facebook profile picture, featuring the hashtag #NotFairNotSafe
The 'stressed' junior doctor who has been missing since Friday may have left a note for Jeremy Hunt
Fears are growing for Doctor Polge, who works at Torbay Hospital in Devon, after she was last seen on Friday afternoon and her car was found abandoned in a carpark near Anstey's Cove (pictured) in Torquay
Shortly after Dr Polge was reported missing her car was found in a car park near Anstey's Cove (pictured)
Insp Simon Jenkinson, who is coordinating the search, said the drone could prove a useful tool in reaching areas with difficult access.
But Dr Polge's family, who have travelled down to Devon to help the search effort, are said to be devastated after searches of the rugged cliffs and waters below proved fruitless.
A hoodie believed to belong to the 5ft 2in brunette was found on rocks close to a beach in Torquay on Sunday evening.
Yesterday a police source told The Daily Mail: 'The indications are not at all good. As time goes by it appears we are looking for her body. We have found her car and now a hoodie that we think belonged to Rose.
The newly qualified doctor, who graduated from Southampton University last year, had reportedly spoken to her boyfriend (believed to be the man pictured) before she disappeared on Friday afternoon
Police have confirmed they have brought in this drone to help in the search for the missing junior doctor
A hoodie believed to belong to the brunette was found on rocks close to a beach in Torquay on Sunday evening
Specialist police divers and rope teams (both pictured yesterday) have been added to the huge search team
Devon and Cornwall Police said the disappearance was 'totally out of character' for the young woman
'If she went into the sea on Friday or Saturday when the conditions were very rough, she could be some way away from where she entered the water.'
Detectives have not said what might have triggered her sudden disappearance, which has been described by friends as 'out of character'.
Inspector Simon Jenkinson said yesterday: 'The only person who really knows why she has gone missing is Rose. We are keeping an open mind.' But he added: 'We are not looking at this time at any criminality.
'We don't consider there is any evidence she has been abducted and we are concentrating on where her car was found in Anstey's Cove car park. We are not thinking anybody else is involved.'
A friend has revealed Doctor Rose Polge was under a lot of strain because of her 'long working hours'
More than 100 volunteers scoured the coastal area around the cove for 25-year-old Dr Polge over the weekend
The newly qualified doctor, who graduated from Southampton University last year, had reportedly spoken to her boyfriend before she disappeared on Friday afternoon.
Police were said to have picked up a phone signal close to the spot where her car was found.
A friend of her family, who live in Melbourn, near Royston in Cambridgeshire, said: 'They are still desperately hoping for good news but are clearly devastated that she has gone missing.'
Dr Polge's friend Katharine de Kretser said: 'She's such a lovely person, so enthusiastic about life, and really positive, friendly, and a joy to be around. It's really out of character for her to just disappear, so she and her family need our prayers.'
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Speciaist police divers wearing protective gear search for Rose Polge at Anstey's Cove, Torquay, yesterday
The search for Doctor Polge began on Friday night after she was reported missing and continues today
Yesterday dozens of police officers were seen combing woodland near to where the doctor was last seen
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