June is “Men’s Health Month”. On the 20th of June some of our Hospice Community Health Workers will be working with the Department of Health to educate, encourage and refer males over the age of 15 years to be circumcised. Our health workers will be explaining what males have to do to join the free […]
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Hospice celebrates 30 years
A champion isn’t made of muscle; a champion is made of heart! Liang Chow
Read More »Volunteers are love in motion.
“Let us meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” Mother Teresa
Read More »Racing for Dreams and Driving for Change.
“Petrol flows strongly in our veins, but the desire to give back beats strongly in our heart’s” says Ladies Hillclimb spokesperson Lerryn Mew.
Read More »Hospice Ballet Season 2016
The most prestigious event on the Knysna-Sedgefield Hospice calendar …. don’t miss out!
Read More »Cancer Awareness Day 2016
Want to get involved in WorldCancerDay? Join the TalkingHands campaign & spread supportive WeCanICan messages! Click WorldCancerDay get involved for information. Hospice cancer patients make 17% of the total patients Hospice care and support. Hospice provides a special type of care in which medical, psychological, and spiritual support are provided to patients and their loved ones […]
Read More »Things you might not know about Knysna-Sedgefield Hospice
We have been providing holistic palliative care and support to the greater Knysna Sedgefield Community to person with progressive, incurable or chronic debilitating illnesses since 1986. Hospice provides care and support on an average to 312 patients per month. Our patients are categorized into 3: Category 1: not so sick, Category 2: Chronic Illnesses, and […]
Read More »The Knysna Provincial Hospital Palliative Care Team
A new team comprising of Hospice and Provincial hospital staff was formed on 8 August 2015 to improve the care of patients. This follows a recognition that closer co-operation could prevent patients from “falling between the cracks”. The Knysna and Plett hospice staff now joins ward rounds in order to make sure that a discharge […]
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