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People get worried or upset - that's natural.
They often need a good listener - that's not so easy.
SAGE & THYME guides the listener - it's that simple!
- It’s an evidence-based structure to use when speaking with people (e.g. patients, colleagues, anyone).
- It’s taught in an interactive communication skills workshop, either face to face or online.
- The training is suitable for anyone, at any level and requires no previous knowledge.
- We can teach SAGE & THYME workshops for your staff, students and volunteers.
- Our priority is to teach your staff to run the SAGE & THYME workshop, so that you have control.
Why your staff and patients need SAGE & THYME training
Watch this video to learn about the impact of SAGE & THYME training on patients and staff
Want to see how SAGE & THYME training works in action?
Attending a SAGE & THYME Online workshop is the easiest way of seeing what the training is all about.
We can run a SAGE & THYME Online workshop just for your team/organisation - contact us for more information.
Short explanation of SAGE & THYME
Watch this short video to understand how using SAGE & THYME in a conversation works
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Benefits of using SAGE & THYME
How using the SAGE & THYME structure in conversations benefits patients and staff, students and volunteers
What people say about SAGE & THYME
Quotes about how using SAGE & THYME in a conversation is helpful to the worried person, as well as the listener, and being a SAGE & THYME facilitator
What is SAGE & THYME?
It's a mnemonic, a structure and a training workshop.
Want to improve communication skills in your organisation?
Why teach SAGE & THYME to your people, how we work with you and the steps to take
Organisations licensed to teach SAGE & THYME
Organisations that currently have a licence (organisational/network) to teach SAGE & THYME workshops
Patient stories
Videos of people who have used SAGE & THYME in a conversation with a worried person and how it helped
Case studies
Read case studies about why and how various organisations teach SAGE & THYME workshops
The evidence
Summary on the research findings for SAGE & THYME, plus papers, textbooks and independent evaluation
Want to improve your own communication skills?
Why using the SAGE & THYME structure is helpful and what the training will teach you
Looking for our prices?
Find information on the cost of our training, licence, e-learning and reminder cards
Looking for course dates?
Find a description of each course and the dates they are run in Manchester
Advance care planning conversations
Looking for training in how to open and support patients during advance care planning (ACP) conversations?
Have any questions?
You can ring or email us - there is normally someone in the office Monday to Friday.
Latest news
SAGE & THYME team teaches Advance Care Planning workshop for the first time in several years
Mike Connolly and colleagues, Sheona and Ali, taught 60 respiratory care professionals (over two workshops) about end of life care conversations in Belfast last month.
New case study - Sue Ryder's use of SAGE & THYME Online training
Read our new case study about how and why the charity, Sue Ryder, teaches SAGE & THYME Online.