6 May 2021
Following the high level of COVID cases in the UK and intense pressure on NHS staff over the winter, the NHS is now planning its recovery.
This is focussing on rebuilding services, reducing waiting times and supporting staff whose health and well being has been affected by the pandemic.
Using SAGE & THYME in conversations can support this recovery.
10 February 2021
The waves of coronavirus hospitalisations have caused waves of cancelled and delayed hospital appointments, investigations and treatments.
As a result, NHS England has recently published guidance about how hospitals should communicate with the people who have had their appointments and services displaced.
We now have a 2 h 45 min online SAGE & THYME communication skills workshop available, called SAGE & THYME Online.
7 January 2021
We are pleased to announce that organisations wishing to run SAGE & THYME Online workshops can now do so, after their staff have attended an Online SATFAC and passed the associated assessment.
10 December 2020
Please note that the SAGE & THYME office will close for Christmas on the afternoon of Thursday 24th December 2020 and will re-open on Monday 4th January 2021.
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
The SAGE & THYME Team
20 October 2020
We launched the resources needed to run SAGE & THYME Online to our licensed organisations last month, to enable existing SAGE & THYME facilitators to teach SAGE & THYME Online to their own staff, students and volunteers.
19 August 2020
We are pleased to announce that SAGE & THYME Online, the equivalent of the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level, will be available shortly.
6 April 2020
Many health workers are currently feeling anxious about the COVID-19 pandemic.
We have therefore created two short films (5 minutes or less) to provide some support.
25 February 2020
Non-clinical GP practice staff can now benefit from brief communication skills training for end of life care, developed by Mike Connolly in the SAGE & THYME Team.
6 January 2020
We are pleased to announce that we have created three new scenario films for use in the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop, to demonstrate how 'SAGE & THYME' can structure conversations in different situations.
17 December 2019
Please note that the SAGE & THYME office will close for Christmas on the afternoon of Friday 20th December 2019 and will re-open on Monday 6th January 2020.
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
The SAGE & THYME Team
14 October 2019
We are pleased to announce that we have created an audio description of the Cleveland Clinic empathy film (that is shown in the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop) for visually impaired people.
3 October 2019
The final programme for the annual SAGE & THYME (S&T) Study Day has been announced and can be downloaded.