Second paper published
24 March 2014
The second paper reporting on the evaluation of the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level workshop has now been published in the Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions.
Latest news
NHS Expo and the 6Cs
5 March 2014
SAGE & THYME training was represented on the ‘Manchester: health is our business’ stand at the annual NHS Expo, which took place in Manchester on 3 and 4 March.
The conference covered a range of NHS issues including care and compassion and the 6Cs initiative being promoted by NHS England.
The 6Cs are: care, compassion, competence, communication, commitment and courage. They were originally developed for nurses, but NHS England now hopes to expand the approach to the whole of the NHS workforce. The SAGE & THYME Foundation level workshop addresses four of the 6Cs.
SAGE and THYME ACP workshop
25 February 2014
The first SAGE & THYME for advance care planning (ACP) workshop, open to anyone involved in advance care planning in the UK, has been scheduled for Friday 23 May 2014 at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester.
Happy New Year!
6 January 2014
The SAGE & THYME Team are now back to work after the Christmas break. We would like to wish all of our SAGE & THYME facilitators and their associates a happy New Year.
SAGE & THYME Team Office Christmas Closure
17 December 2013
Please note that the SAGE & THYME office will close for Christmas on the afternoon of Tuesday 24th December and will re-open on Friday 3rd January 2014.
We wish you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
The SAGE & THYME Team
Date for 2014 SAGE & THYME UK conference announced
9 December 2013
The date for next year's SAGE & THYME UK conference has now been set for Wednesday 19 November 2014 at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester. Please save this date in your diary. Further details will be available closer to the event.
SAGE & THYME UK Conference 2013 - presentations
3 December 2013
The presentations from the SAGE & THYME UK conference 2013, held in Manchester last month, are now available on the trainer area of the web site.
Programme for SAGE & THYME UK 2013 Conference
1 October 2013
The SAGE & THYME UK 2014 conference programme is now available.
The closing date for bookings is Fri 11 Oct 2013 and places will be allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.
SAGE & THYME UK 2013 Conference
6 August 2013
Bookings are now open for this year's SAGE & THYME UK conference, which is taking place on Thursday 14 November 2013 at Wythenshawe Hospital in Manchester.
The conference will run from 9:30am-4:00pm and will contain a mix of presentations and workshops.
The programme is aimed at people who are existing SAGE & THYME facilitators and those people who are interested in running SAGE & THYME workshops in their organisation.
Map showing licensees
20 May 2013
The SAGE & THYME Team is pleased to announce that a map is now available on this web site that indicates which organisations currently hold a licence to run SAGE & THYME foundation level workshops.
National End of Life Care Programme newsletter features SAGE & THYME
25 February 2013
The latest edition of the National End of Life Care Programme newsletter features an article on the original SAGE & THYME training (the foundation level workshop) and the new SAGE & THYME for advance care planning workshop.
National Cancer Action Team Findings
6 February 2013
A recent survey, conducted by the National Cancer Action Team and looking at the changes that have been made in NHS Trusts to improve cancer patient experience, has found that many of the Trusts had rolled out the SAGE & THYME Foundation Level training.