KATRINA Percy is set to leave a heavily-criticised NHS trust with immediate effect.
The dramatic announcement came after months of revelations about Calmore-based Southern NHS Foundation Trust.
A damning watchdog report slammed "serious failings" in the failure to investigate the deaths of hundreds of people with mental health problems and disabilities in its care.
A trust statement said: "Following the recent announcement that Katrina Percy will take on a regional strategic advisory role, we have received correspondence from the public, patients and families expressing their concerns.
"We have listened to all of this feedback and reflected.
"Both the Trust and NHS Improvement believe it is no longer possible for Katrina to continue in her new advisory role.
"Katrina shares this view and we have worked with NHS Improvement to come to a settlement where she will leave Southern Health with immediate effect, to pursue other opportunities."
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