The interim chair of troubled Southern Health NHS foundation trust has become the latest senior figure to quit the organisation. The trust has been widely criticised for failing to investigate more than 1,000 unexpected deaths of patients with mental health problems or learning disabilities. On Monday, a trust spokesman said: “Tim Smart has taken the decision to resign from his position as interim chair, with immediate effect, for personal reasons. “We are working with NHS Improvement to appoint a new interim chair as soon as possible. On her resignation, Smart praised Percy as having “shown great resilience, devoting herself to the patients and staff of Southern Health”.

Source: The Guardian September 19, 2016 15:33 UTC