News

25 March 2025 Southern Area Hospice has launched its first ever ‘Living Well Café’ at its Dungannon Hub, commencing on 31st March 2025.

20 March 2025 Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) Trainee Bernie Torley took the stage as a guest speaker at the Palliative Care Congress 2025 on Thursday, 20th March, sharing insights into the evolving landscape of palliative care.

10 March 2025 Southern Area Hospice (SAH) has expanded its Out of Hours Nursing Care at Home service.

20 February 2025 The Southern Area Hospice is gearing up for its Big Bucket Collection 2025, a major fundraising event set to take place on Friday, 7th March in Coalisland, Dungannon and Portadown and Friday, 21st March in Armagh, Newry, Warrenpoint, Rostrevor, Camlough, Kilkeel, Banbridge, Lurgan, and Crossmaglen.

12 February 2025 Southern Area Hospice (SAH) is calling on adventurous individuals to grab this unique opportunity to sign up for its 2025 charity skydive, a once in a lifetime experience.

12 December 2024 The Southern Area Hospice hosted their annual Light Up a Life Illumination Ceremony on Thursday, 12th of December in the hospice grounds.

12 December 2024 On 21st December, John Dalzell turns 83 years old, and he will celebrate the same way he has done for the last 32 years, by sitting in his trailer on Hill Street in Newry, raising funds for the Southern Area Hospice in his 33rd consecutive Christmas Sit-Out.

11 December 2024 Southern Area Hospice’s (SAH) Dungannon Hub was delighted to announce a special milestone for its Drop-In Café with the launch of a new book dedicated to supporting individuals in their journey through bereavement.

21 August 2024 Have you been bereaved due to a palliative condition? Southern Area Hospice’s free Bereavement Journey programme could be suitable for you Southern Area Hospice’s (SAH) seven-week Bereavement Journey programme will begin on 17th September 2024.

23 July 2024 Southern Area Hospice launches annual Car Raffle to raise funds for palliative care services You could win a Kia Picanto GT for just £2 Southern Area Hospice has launched its annual Car Raffle - with one lucky winner due to drive off in a brand-new Kia Picanto GT, with one year’s free insurance to the value of £500.

10 July 2024 The winners of Southern Area Hospice’s inaugural ‘Step It Up’ corporate challenge have finally been revealed with CCL Services (Newry), Lindsay Bonner’s Slimming World Groups (Kilkeel and Newcastle) and Specdrum Engineering (Dungannon) scooping the top prizes for raising the most money in the small, medium and large business categories respectively.

10 July 2024 The service has enabled 47 patients to be cared for in their preferred place in their final days   Southern Area Hospice (SAH) is marking the one-year anniversary of its Out of Hours (OOH) On-Call Nursing Service which provides end-of-life care to patients who have a cancer diagnosis, 365 days a year.

7 June 2024 To mark Father’s Day this year Southern Area Hospice Services have set up a dedication page where you can leave a special message and photo celebrating and remembering the dads or father figures who are no longer with us.

1 March 2024 Southern Area Hospice (SAH) has launched a special Mother’s Day online tribute page to provide a place for those who wish to remember their mums, grandmothers and mother figures who are no longer with us this Mother’s Day.

2 February 2024 Southern Area Hospice (SAH) has launched an online tribute page to provide a place for those who have been bereaved to remember their loved ones this Valentine's Day.

31 January 2024 The Southern Area Hospice Dinner Dance Committee is delighted to announce that tickets are now available for its much anticipated 52nd annual Hospice gala ball.

22 January 2024 Southern Area Hospice (SAH) is providing support for individuals bereaved due to palliative conditions through a seven-week programme called ‘The Bereavement Journey’.

22 December 2023 Our Lottery Team is currently on Christmas break, and as a result, the lottery draw scheduled for December 29th will take place upon their return to work on Tuesday, January 2nd.

15 December 2023 Southern Area Hospice invites local businesses to join in supporting their annual corporate Christmas gift appeal.

11 December 2023 The Southern Area Hospice Services Annual Christmas Draw was won by Mrs A.

30 November 2023 Christmas can be a special time for families and friends as people come together to celebrate the festive season.