Patient stories

Hear some stories about how people in different organisations have used the SAGE & THYME structure in a conversation and how it helped.

Patient story

Helen, a nephrology ward sister, recounts speaking to a patient's husband who was upset and worrying about his wife using the SAGE & THYME structure.

Patient story

Bereavement and donor support team staff describe how they use the SAGE & THYME structure in a discussion with a mother, where one of her twin babies had died and with a lady whose father had died suddenly.

Patient story

Clinical Psychologist, Neil Wainwright, talks about using the SAGE & THYME structure with 12 year old boy staying in hospital.