Shared Insights

Welcome to Browne Jacobson’s Shared Insights – the ultimate platform that connects leaders and professionals from across health, care and education to discuss the sector challenges and to share learning, solutions, ideas and best practice.

Shared Insights is a monthly forum that takes place over MS Teams. Each session is an hour long and focusses on a pressing issue or sector challenge. The forum is chaired by a Browne Jacobson lawyer and features a panel of guest speakers – previously we have welcomed judges, coroners (including the Chief Coroner), senior leaders from NHS Resolution, national experts, specialist lawyers, health, care and education leaders and frontline professionals.

Shared Insights is designed for those working within NHS organisations, local authorities, independent health and social care providers, those specialising in mental health and the medical malpractice insurance sector.

Our 2025 series demonstrated the breadth and reach of the forum, with delegates drawn from over 300 organisations spanning the independent and public health and care sectors in England and Wales. Attendees included senior leaders and professionals from over 75% of NHS Trusts in England (more than 160 NHS Trusts), over 75% of Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), 6 of the 7 Welsh Health Boards and independent health and care providers nationwide.

Our previous sessions have covered a range of key health and social care issues, including the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), sexual safety in the workplace, improving communication with families during the inquest process, racial disparity in healthcare, compassionate leadership and culture, corporate and gross negligence manslaughter in the health and care sector, preparing for employment tribunals, consent and supported decision making, the perils of social media, implementing AI and many more. We also regularly hold a 'Coroners' Question Time' session, where attendees can pose questions to a panel of coroners from across the country.

By joining Shared Insights, you’ll be taking part in conversations that make a difference, helping you to drive change across key issues in the health, care and education landscape.

Shared Insights future events

Shared Insights past event notes

Shared Insights round up

Shared Insights: Coroner's question time

24 March 2026

"Chaired by Partner Nicola Evans, we will be joined by an experienced panel of Coroners who will share their insights into the Coronial process and best practice for handling inquests."

94 %

of delegates who attended a Shared Insights event in 2025 said it will influence their future practice

100 %

planned to attend future Shared Insights events

99 %

rated the relevance and quality of Shared Insights sessions as good or excellent

1,500

senior leaders and professionals from across the health and care sector attended Shared Insights events in 2025

Emma Garner, Deputy Head of Legal Services University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

"The Shared Insights Forum provides a community for sharing knowledge, experiences and learning. It is an invaluable resource for helping me to keep up to date and to navigate challenges and developments in the healthcare sector. Wherever my diary allows, I will make sure I attend these sessions, and I would encourage others to do so too."

Giedrius Genčas FCILEx LLM, Head of Legal Services NELFT NHS Foundation Trust

"Attending the Shared Insights meetings organised by Browne Jacobson has proven to be incredibly beneficial for our organisation. These sessions focus on relevant issues, facilitate the sharing of best practices, and offer practical solutions, especially in discussions involving coroners and inquests."

An independent health sector delegate

“Very engaging and knowledgeable speakers – interesting subject matter providing personal professional reflection as well as some subject matter for future Board Level training.”

A social worker

“I attended your 'Shared Insights: Domestic violence and safeguarding' event and want to thank you very much for organising and delivering it. The speakers were incredibly powerful. I found it so interesting and helpful, it was the most informative and refreshing domestic abuse training I have ever attended.”

Domestic violence and safeguarding

10 February 2026

"This session covered responses to concerns relating to domestic abuse. It highlights where the responses of health, care and other public bodies most frequently fall short, as a basis for improving outcomes and reducing the harm that is caused to victims and those around them."

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Best practice when engaging with vexatious litigants in person

13 January 2026

"This session helped organisations engage effectively with vexatious litigants/complainants in person, reflecting our own learning from a range of recent cases we have advised on in the health and care sector."

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Managing children with complex needs in crisis

9 December 2025

"This session provided delegates with an understanding of the legal frameworks and best practice when managing children with complex mental health and behavioural needs who are in crisis. "

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Corporate and gross negligence manslaughter in the health and care sector

18 November 2025

"We explored the implications of recent case law and announcements of corporate manslaughter investigations into health and care providers and their staff. The session also covered insights on what this all means for provider responses to incidents, investigations, inquests and litigation."

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Preparing for Employment Tribunal hearings in the health and care sector

14 October 2025

"This session explored best practice when preparing for an Employment Tribunal in the health and care sector, including preparing written evidence, supporting staff, and giving the best evidence in court."

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Shared Insights maternity forum: Birthing outside guidance

15 July 2025

"This maternity special focused on how to support staff to provide safe clinical care to birthing people who choose ‘birthing outside of guidance’."

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Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England

10 July 2025

"This Shared Insights session considered the 10 Year Plan and what it means for your organisation in terms of practical next steps."

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Shared Insights safeguarding forum: Focus on self-neglect

17 June 2025

"This session addressed the complex issue of self-neglect in health and social care settings using compassionate interventions."

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Perils and pitfalls of social media

13 May 2025

"This session focussed on the risks arising from the use of social media and WhatsApp by both patients and staff in the health and care sector and the practical steps all organisations should be taking to mitigate those risks."

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Consent and supported decision making: 10 years on from Montgomery

29 April 2025

"10 years on from the landmark ruling of the Supreme Court in Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board, this session focused on the law on consent as it applies to patients who have capacity from four different perspectives, including the concept of supported decision making."

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Coroner's Question Time

25 February 2025

"The session focussed on the importance of preparation for advocates, factual witnesses and senior managers and the role that everyone involved in the inquest process has in helping the inquest to run smoothly."

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Duty of Candour

4 February 2025

"During this session, we reviewed the recently published findings by the Department of Health and Social Care regarding the call for evidence on the statutory duty of candour."

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Rising to health and care challenges and opportunities of 2025

14 January 2025

"We explored some of the biggest challenges and opportunities facing the health and care sector in the year ahead. Three of our specialist partners, Carly Caton, Gerard Hanratty and Helen Badger share their insights into how organisations can tackle 2025’s challenges while maintaining high quality care."

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Complex medical treatment decisions for patients with mental disorder

10 December 2024

"This session provides an overview of the Mental Capacity Act and Mental Health Act, to provide delegates with an understanding of which legal frameworks are available when a patient is refusing treatment."

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