A man in his 40s who died at home had been seen in hospital earlier that day with a suspected blood clot, an inquest has heard.

David Dix was found unresponsive in his bedroom on January 23, having died as a result of combined drug toxicity. 

But an inquest into his death heard that earlier that day he had been seen by a GP at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn after presenting with signs of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The court heard the 44-year-old had struggled with a complex history of mental health difficulties and drug abuse, including heroin addiction.

This resulted in him also suffering from blood clots, for which he was given blood-thinning medication.

On January 23 he attended the hospital's emergency department complaining of pain in his leg, for which he was seen by Adedayo Adeyeye of the hospital's front door GP service team.

Suspecting Mr Dix was suffering with DVT, Dr Adeyeye provided him with medication and arranged for him to return the following day for further examinations.

Later that evening Mr Dix was found unresponsive at his home in Bunnett Avenue, King's Lynn, where he died.

A post mortem examination found that he had "toxic levels" of prescription medication in his system at the time of his death, finding "no evidence" that a blood clot had contributed to his death.

Area coroner Samantha Goward concluded that Mr Dix had died a drug-related death.

She said: "We know Mr Dix had a history of mental health difficulties and taking illicit drugs.

"The DVD was not in any way causative of his death, it seems to be a coincidence in timing.

"He attended the hospital in relation to it where he was seen by a GP, received appropriate medication and was due to be seen again the next day."