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.
Latest news
New web site launched
Our first web site was created ten years ago. We have now given it a full update and refresh!
Two new films released
The two new scenario/situation films we have created have been released today.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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'.
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.
Improving staff health and wellbeing using SAGE & THYME
Talking about worries using the SAGE & THYME structure can help a person to think more clearly and understand the support they have.
But did you know that staff can also benefit from using SAGE & THYME in conversations?
ICCH abstract on SAGE & THYME Online accepted
20 April 2022
Our abstract 'SAGE & THYME works fine online' has been accepted as an oral presentation at the 20th International Conference on Communication in Healthcare, to be held at Glasgow Caledonian University, 6th – 9th September 2022.
Our lead trainer, Mike Connolly, will be presenting our evaluation of learner feedback on the SAGE & THYME Online workshop.
SAGE & THYME Online - delegate feedback results
16 December 2021
We have evaluated feedback from 18 SAGE & THYME Online workshops run, with 214 of the 255 attendees (84%) completing an online feedback survey.