After working in the NHS for almost 30 years, including 14 as a chief executive of three primary care trusts, an acute trust and an integrated acute and community trust, Darren joined the Good Governance Institute (GGI) in 2017, first as a special advisor and from 2019 as an executive partner.
In his NHS career, Darren worked in health authorities and trusts in Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.
As well as his chief executive roles, he had a stint as a director in a strategic health authority, as well as undertaking project work with the Department of Health and the No 10 Delivery Unit.