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 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 and the challenges caused by disordered eating in education, health and social care settings. 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

10 years on from Montgomery - Shared decision making and consent

29 April 2025

"This session will focus on the law on consent as it applies to patients who have capacity and will also explore some of the practical challenges which can arise and strategies to support staff and facilitate effective shared decision making."

Perils and pitfalls of social media

13 May 2025

"This session will focus 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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Shared Insights safeguarding forum: Focus on self-neglect

17 June 2025

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

93 %

of delegates who attended a Shared Insights event in 2024 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

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 NHS Trust delegate

“Really informative session – great to have both peers and legal experts in the same space.”

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.”

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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