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Boots Pharmacists and SAGE & THYME

David Walker Pharmacist Development and Deployment Manager

To be the world’s best pharmacy led health and beauty retailer Championing everyone’s right to feel good

Partnership with Macmillan

Most recognised charity partnership in UK

• Boots Macmillan Information Pharmacist
• 1900 Pharmacists – Macmillan Professionals
• n the high street
• Macmillan No7 Beauty Advisors

My SAGE & THYME journey

12 trainers SATFAC trained Sunday training sessions for BMIPs Pizza Evening Training sessions Joint events with Macmillan Training at Divisional meetings

What do our pharmacists think?

Good at SAGE, not so good at THYME! I feel much more confident to initiate conversation with someone showing signs of distress More focussed

• n patients

finding their

• wn solution

More likely to gather and screen for all concerns Less likely to jump in with my own solution I will listen more and look for cues

What next?

Questions?