The team
Michael Connolly
Mike is the lead developer and trainer for the SAGE & THYME foundation level workshops and SATFAC courses. He oversees the roll-out of SAGE & THYME to other organisations and reviews all evaluations returned by organisations running the workshops. Mike is involved in the development of new courses and acts as an adviser to organisations conducting independent evaluations of the SAGE & THYME foundation level workshop.
Rachael Schofield
Rachael's duties include: providing senior administrative support to the SAGE & THYME team; organising the workshops and SATFAC courses at MFT Wythenshawe Hospital and customer sites; invoicing; drafting and preparing licences for signing and licence renewals; amending and adapting documents; writing standard operating procedures and policies; assisting with preparation for webinars; liaising with and sending information to SAGE & THYME facilitators; and answering enquiries.
Amanda Reed
Amanda works alongside Rachael, providing administrative support to the SAGE & THYME Team. Her duties include: organising the workshops and SATFAC courses at MFT- Wythenshawe Hospital & customer sites; budget monitoring and invoicing; liaising with and sending information to SAGE & THYME facilitators; the trainer contracts; administration of COFF requests (Change of Facilitator' forms); organising pack orders; amending and adapting documents; managing this web site and answering enquiries.

Dr Joanne Thomas
Joanne is the business lead for SAGE & THYME and she carries this out as part of her role as Senior Project Manager - Innovation and IP at MFT. She liaises with organisations wishing to run the SAGE & THYME training. She produces the guides and other documents relating to SAGE & THYME. Joanne also oversees: the quotes and bookings for courses run on customer premises; the SAGE & THYME finances in general; the training management system used to organise courses and communicate with delegates; and the information on this web site. Requests for reproducing SAGE & THYME copyright and using the logo are also managed by Joanne.
Fiona Merriman
Fiona manages the day-to-day running of the SAGE & THYME Team, providing guidance, support and training; manages the budget and is responsible for monitoring the finances; preparation of annual reports; creation and implementation of SOPs and policies and oversees the courses held internally at MFT and externally at external customer sites