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Study Day programme announced

We are pleased to share the programme for our annual Study Day for SAGE & THYME facilitators and organisers, which is taking place online next week (14 Nov).
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Annual Study Day registration now open

We are pleased to announce that SAGE & THYME facilitators and organisers can now apply to attend our annual SAGE & THYME Study Day being held online on Teams on Thursday 14 November 09:30-12:30.

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Training materials updated

We are pleased to announce that we have updated the SATFAC pack, SAGE & THYME Foundation Level and Online workshop slides, and the recording of the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level presentation.

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Freelance Trainer Vacancy

We are looking for an experienced communication skills trainer to run the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop and train others how to run it (in the SATFAC course), and to also possibly teach SAGE & THYME Online.
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New web site launched

Our first web site was created ten years ago. We have now given it a full update and refresh!
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Two new films released

The two new scenario/situation films we have created have been released today.
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Annual Study Day 2023

The annual SAGE & THYME Study day for SAGE & THYME facilitators and organisers was held online for the second year on 23 November. Seven external speakers gave presentations of their experience of SAGE & THYME training and there was also an update from the SAGE & THYME Team.
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Filming new scenarios

Today, several of our SAGE & THYME trainers, along with some professional actors, have been filming new scenarios that will be shown to participants attending a SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop.

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Abstract published on SAGE & THYME Online

Our abstract on an evaluation of SAGE & THYME Online, which was presented at the ICCH conference in Glasgow back in September, has now been published in Patient Education and Counseling.

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Refresher E-Learning Course now available

We are pleased to announce that our SAGE & THYME Refresher E-Learning course is now available.

It was developed with the company Dynamic based in Leeds.

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International Conference on Communication in Healthcare presentation on SAGE & THYME Online

Our lead trainer, Mike Connolly, spoke at the ICCH conference in Glasgow on Friday (9 September) about how 'SAGE & THYME works fine online'.

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Communication and preceptorship in nursing

A preceptorship framework (developed by CapitalNurse) that recommends a set of standards based on best-practice for preceptorship has been adopted by all health and social care organisations in London. Teaching SAGE & THYME to newly qualified nurses, midwives and nursing associates can help to comply with the 'communications' domain in the framework.

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