Darren McKenna

System CIO for #MHLDA @NENC_NHS | Not on this platform much now - follow me here

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@DraytonHeating ....and it's now practically unusable (look at app store reviews). When will this be sorted, used to be brilliant.

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@AdeByrne You can turn on Fediverse in your Threads account. Try following me on Mastadon at

@dmc[email protected]

Currently only Threads -> Mastadon but should be bidirectional by year end. Early days but promising. Interop is the future.

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

This place is becoming a bit of a cesspit, it's a fish rotting from the head.

I'm on LinkedIn and going to give Threads a go.

Give me a follow if you are on there.
https://t.co/8asjduhOK9

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@AdeByrne Federation is the answer. Starting off with Threads as there is more content (I like bluesky but not much there yet). Twitter is just awful now. Hoping the Fediverse works out and I'll jump to one of the open source/decentralised alternatives and link.yo threads.

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@F10_McD Fish rotting from the head...

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@GaryMcAllister What a loss to the NHS, I do hope you pop back up somewhere. Best wishes for the future.

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@GaryMcAllister Agree it could be better architected. I'm guessing though the PEP funding letter isn't for Mental Health? We weren't included in previous funding....

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

Great 2 way session by our regional GNCR team at @DHSummerSchools #DHSS24 Sharing and also learning from other regions in the room...

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

Loads of exciting things in the King's Speech today, but this one particularly caught my eye.

Hopefully it will mean an end to the lack of parity of esteem and funding we've seen lately.

(On the digital front, only funding acute EPRs to use the NHS app is a stark example)

[Gary McAllister @GaryMcAllister]

lol.... how to skew stats in your favour for idiots / dummies

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@LewisAtkinson Congratulations Lewis. Great to have someone with so much NHS experience in government. Happy to talk data and digital anytime!

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

According to @SkyNews, @DarrenPJones is the first "Darren" to be elected as an MP.

A victory for Darren's everywhere 😂

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@thmswebb Congratulations. Well deserved.

[Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS FT @CNTWNHS]

Congratulations to Gary O’Hare, who has been recognised in the King’s birthday honours list with an MBE for services to mental health and disabilities in the NHS 👏
Gary was CNTW’s Executive Director of Nursing and Operations for many years, until retiring last year.

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

Congratulations @ChiOnwurah Great to see a number of NHS colleagues too and particularly touching to see the late Glenn Winteringham on the list.

[Chi Onwurah 💙 @ChiOnwurah]

It is a real privilege to be part of such an impressive list! Uktech50 2024: The longlist of the UK’s influential tech leaders https://t.co/qYrqgsup8E via @computerweekly

[beIN SPORTS @beINSPORTS_EN]

👔 @AndyKerrtv masterfully explains the concept of a Hen Party and how he had to buy a new suit for the Champions League final! 😂

#beINUCL #UCL #UCLfinal

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@medConfidential There's a link to a backup which is showing a holding page...looks like it starts at 1500. Took some finding though!!

https://t.co/FWuJ4Ep6Jd

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

If this is true it's unbelievable, being handed a contract for cyber security whilst withholding details of being hacked. Hope the @ICOnews take this into account.

When are we going to stop handing gov contracts to dishonest firms?

https://t.co/QtkUqSuD9Q

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

@CompareSoftware @NHSEngland @DHCCIO @GreatNorthCare What, not even an interview?!?

[Darren McKenna @DMckennaTweets]

The more we digitise the more we need to invest in cyber security. It's not an optional extra or a nice to have.

https://t.co/7HBPy43evO