Dzikiti has been with CQC since October 2022 when he joined as director of mental health and has held the positions of interim chief inspector of healthcare and executive director for operations.

He said: ‘As I step away from my role at the end of June, I want to thank colleagues across CQC for the privilege of working alongside such committed, values driven people.'

Dr Arun Chopra, interim chief executive, said: ‘I want to thank Chris for all his contributions at CQC over the years.

‘He has been instrumental in ensuring we have a strong focus on mental health services in our work, making sure we focus on what's important for patients and people who use services.

‘He'll be a massive loss to CQC and we will miss him but I know he'll have a huge impact at NMC helping ensure excellence across the profession.'