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| Southern Health NHS Trust boss Katrina Percy resigns | Southern Health NHS Trust boss Katrina Percy resigns |
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| The chief executive of a troubled NHS trust has quit over "media attention". | The chief executive of a troubled NHS trust has quit over "media attention". |
| Katrina Percy said "the effect ongoing personal media attention has had on staff and patients" had made her position as boss of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust untenable. | Katrina Percy said "the effect ongoing personal media attention has had on staff and patients" had made her position as boss of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust untenable. |
| Ms Percy had faced calls to quit after the trust was criticised over the way it investigated patient deaths. | Ms Percy had faced calls to quit after the trust was criticised over the way it investigated patient deaths. |
| An NHS England-commissioned probe found 272 of the 722 deaths over the last four years were dealt with properly. | An NHS England-commissioned probe found 272 of the 722 deaths over the last four years were dealt with properly. |
| Ms Percy, who was chief executive for nine years, said she "firmly believed" it was her responsibility to stay on to "oversee improvements". | Ms Percy, who was chief executive for nine years, said she "firmly believed" it was her responsibility to stay on to "oversee improvements". |
| She said she understood why "many will say I should have stepped down sooner given the very public concerns which have been raised in the past months". | She said she understood why "many will say I should have stepped down sooner given the very public concerns which have been raised in the past months". |
| Salary remains | |
| Ms Percy said she was taking on a new role with Southern Health providing "strategic advice to local GP leaders". | Ms Percy said she was taking on a new role with Southern Health providing "strategic advice to local GP leaders". |
| A spokeswoman for the trust said Ms Percy's salary - which is quoted in the trust's annual report as between £180,000 and £190,000 - would remain the same when she moved to the advisory role. | A spokeswoman for the trust said Ms Percy's salary - which is quoted in the trust's annual report as between £180,000 and £190,000 - would remain the same when she moved to the advisory role. |
| In June, Southern Health accepted responsibility for the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at one of its facilities - Slade House in Oxford. | In June, Southern Health accepted responsibility for the death of 18-year-old Connor Sparrowhawk, who drowned in a bath at one of its facilities - Slade House in Oxford. |
| The trust admitted it caused the death of Connor, who had suffered an epileptic seizure before he died in July 2013, and offered his family £80,000 compensation. | The trust admitted it caused the death of Connor, who had suffered an epileptic seizure before he died in July 2013, and offered his family £80,000 compensation. |
| Analysis by Michael Buchanan, BBC News Social Affairs Correspondent | |
| So Katrina Percy has finally accepted what most people concluded months ago, that her position was untenable. | |
| Beyond the many failures publicly reported, the trust were having to deal with a more insidious problem - patients turning up for routine appointments asking clinicians if they really were getting the best treatment. | |
| Trust in the trust had gone and rightly or wrongly, Ms Percy, the only CEO they'd ever had, was the face of that failing. | |
| But even while acknowledging that her position was untenable, the chair of the trust has agreed to pay Ms Percy the same salary in her new post, about £190,000. That raises serious questions about Tim Smart's judgement - no one I've spoken to, inside or outside the trust, can understand that decision. | |
| At almost every turn over the past year or so, when Southern Health have had an opportunity to do the right thing, they have invariably chosen a different course. Even with Katrina Percy's resignation, that appears to be a continuing issue. | |
| A report published in December said the deaths of hundreds of mental health and learning-disability patients over four years were not properly examined, and blamed a "failure of leadership". | A report published in December said the deaths of hundreds of mental health and learning-disability patients over four years were not properly examined, and blamed a "failure of leadership". |
| Following a six-week review, interim chair Tim Smart said it was clear the executive team had been "too stretched to guarantee high quality services". | Following a six-week review, interim chair Tim Smart said it was clear the executive team had been "too stretched to guarantee high quality services". |
| He recommended the trust should "transform the way in which it delivers services, and makes changes to the structure and strength of its leadership team". | He recommended the trust should "transform the way in which it delivers services, and makes changes to the structure and strength of its leadership team". |
| Connor's mother Sara Ryan said Ms Percy's resignation was "long overdue" and that the former CEO was still not taking responsibility for the trust's failings. | Connor's mother Sara Ryan said Ms Percy's resignation was "long overdue" and that the former CEO was still not taking responsibility for the trust's failings. |
| 'Scandalous and shameful' | |
| "This whole sorry episode has shone an important light on peculiar workings at senior NHS levels around regulation, accountability and enforcement," she said. | "This whole sorry episode has shone an important light on peculiar workings at senior NHS levels around regulation, accountability and enforcement," she said. |
| "It also demonstrates that candour and transparency remain woefully lacking in 2016." | "It also demonstrates that candour and transparency remain woefully lacking in 2016." |
| Ms Ryan added that is was "totally scandalous and shameful" that she would keep the same salary in her new role. | Ms Ryan added that is was "totally scandalous and shameful" that she would keep the same salary in her new role. |
| Mr Smart said Ms Percy's new role was "vital work that needs to be done for which she is ideally suited". | |
| "Katrina has shown great resilience, devoting herself to the patients and staff of Southern Health since it was created in 2011," he added. | |
| Julie Dawes, who joined the trust in May as director of nursing and quality, has been named as the interim chief executive officer. | |
| In July, a BBC investigation found Southern Health had paid millions of pounds to companies owned by previous associates of Ms Percy. | |
| One firm received more than £5m despite winning a contract valued at less than £300,000, while another was paid more than £500,000 without bidding at all. The trust said it took its financial responsibilities "very seriously". | |
| Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust covers Hampshire, Dorset, Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. | |
| Southern Health Timeline | Southern Health Timeline |
| July 2013 - Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, drowns after an epileptic seizure at Oxford unit Slade House. An inquest later rules neglect contributed to his death | July 2013 - Connor Sparrowhawk, 18, drowns after an epileptic seizure at Oxford unit Slade House. An inquest later rules neglect contributed to his death |
| 11 December 2015 - The BBC reveals details of a leaked Mazars report which highlights a "failure of leadership". Jeremy Hunt says he is "profoundly shocked" | 11 December 2015 - The BBC reveals details of a leaked Mazars report which highlights a "failure of leadership". Jeremy Hunt says he is "profoundly shocked" |
| 17 December 2015 - The report is officially published and shows out of 722 unexpected deaths over four years, only 272 were properly investigated | 17 December 2015 - The report is officially published and shows out of 722 unexpected deaths over four years, only 272 were properly investigated |
| 6 April 2016 - The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issues a warning notice to significantly improve protection for mental health patients | 6 April 2016 - The Care Quality Commission (CQC) issues a warning notice to significantly improve protection for mental health patients |
| 29 April 2016 - A full CQC inspection report is published, which says the trust is continuing to put patients at risk | 29 April 2016 - A full CQC inspection report is published, which says the trust is continuing to put patients at risk |
| 30 June 2016 - Following a review of the management team competencies, it is announced that Katrina Percy is to keep her job | 30 June 2016 - Following a review of the management team competencies, it is announced that Katrina Percy is to keep her job |
| 29 July 2016 - The BBC reports that the trust has paid millions of pounds in contracts to companies owned by previous associates of Katrina Percy | 29 July 2016 - The BBC reports that the trust has paid millions of pounds in contracts to companies owned by previous associates of Katrina Percy |
| 30 August 2016 - Ms Percy announces she is standing down | 30 August 2016 - Ms Percy announces she is standing down |