PSD Scotland started operating in in April, external and was set up to drive changes across the health and care system, and the wider public sector.
It replaced both NHS NSS and another quango called NHS Education for Scotland, whose chief executive Prof Karen Reid is now in charge of PSD Scotland.
Morgan, who earned between £160,000 and £165,000 a year, had been chief executive of NHS NSS since 2021.
BBC Scotland asked NHS NSS on 10 March what would happen with Morgan now her role was defunct.
The health board said the senior NHS executive was “considering her options and next opportunity in line with national workforce policies”.
After a follow-up query three weeks later, Keith Redpath, the then chairman of NHS NSS, replied: “Mary Morgan retires on 3 May, concluding an exceptional 44-year career in NHS Scotland.”
The NHS NSS accounts for 2025/26, external show Morgan retired under contractual redundancy terms from PSD Scotland on 3 May and received a related amount of £378,000.
The same accounts show Morgan’s pension pot, known as The Cash Equivalent Transfer Value, is just over £2m.
A PSD Scotland spokesperson said: “Mary Morgan retired on 3 May, concluding an exceptional 44-year career in NHS Scotland. All payment received was in accordance to the terms and conditions of her employment.”
The BBC has approached Morgan, but she declined to comment.
