Patch SA Archives - PatchSA https://patchsa.org/tag/patch-sa/ People who care supporting people who care Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:18:19 +0000 en-ZA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 Compassion in action: A PatchSA WhatsApp community story https://patchsa.org/marking-courage-a-patchsa-community-story/ https://patchsa.org/marking-courage-a-patchsa-community-story/#respond Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:26:10 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=7561 A simple WhatsApp message sparked a moment of extraordinary kindness, showing how the South African children’s palliative care community cares for the smallest details, and have the biggest hearts. PatchSA hosts a WhatsApp group for its members, a powerful community of people who care deeply for children needing palliative care and for the families [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/marking-courage-a-patchsa-community-story/feed/ 0 Online learning in paediatric and perinatal palliative care offered through Patch Academy https://patchsa.org/online-learning-in-paediatric-and-perinatal-palliative-care-offered-through-patch-academy/ Tue, 11 Nov 2025 09:27:51 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=7462 Patch Academy is our online learning platform that offers professional training in children’s palliative care. It provides courses for a multidisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, as well as for families and individuals who care for children with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses. Since 2021, over 4,600 healthcare professionals from 45 countries have advanced their skills through [...]

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]]> Sunflower Children’s Hospice celebrates 25th Anniversary https://patchsa.org/sunflower-childrens-hospice-celebrates-25th-anniversary/ https://patchsa.org/sunflower-childrens-hospice-celebrates-25th-anniversary/#respond Fri, 14 Jul 2023 10:05:42 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=4936 Over the weekend of 9 to 11 June, Sunflower Children's Hospice celebrated 25 years of palliative care for children in Bloemfontein, Botshabelo and Bainsvlei. Joan Marston, the founder of the hospice, wrote the following report on the festivities held to commemorate this auspicious occasion. On a chilly Friday 9 June, we held a busy [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/sunflower-childrens-hospice-celebrates-25th-anniversary/feed/ 0 Successful Collaborative Palliative Care Conference held in Cape Town https://patchsa.org/successful-collaborative-palliative-care-conference-held-in-cape-town/ https://patchsa.org/successful-collaborative-palliative-care-conference-held-in-cape-town/#respond Tue, 09 May 2023 12:55:47 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=4543 The first collaborative national Palliative Care Conference that took place in Cape Town from 26 to 29 April 2023 was a resounding success. Held at the spectacularly situated Vineyard Hotel in Newlands, the event was the result of a collaboration between three palliative care organisations, being Palliative Care for Children South Africa (PatchSA), the [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/successful-collaborative-palliative-care-conference-held-in-cape-town/feed/ 0 PatchSA Strategic Planning meeting held in Cape Town https://patchsa.org/patchsa-strategic-planning-meeting-held-in-cape-town/ https://patchsa.org/patchsa-strategic-planning-meeting-held-in-cape-town/#respond Fri, 05 May 2023 15:47:31 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=4645 On Tuesday 25 April 2023, PatchSA held a Strategic Planning meeting in Rondebosch, Cape Town which was attended by all members of the PatchSA Board, Staff and consultants. Present at the meeting and appearing in the photograph above were: Top row from l to r: Mrs Margaret Louw (Bookkeeper), Dr Mehnaaz Ally, Busi Nkosi, [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/patchsa-strategic-planning-meeting-held-in-cape-town/feed/ 0 Congratulations to the winner of a R5000 TFG Gift Card https://patchsa.org/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-a-r5000-tfg-gift-card/ https://patchsa.org/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-a-r5000-tfg-gift-card/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:01:53 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=3764 12 June 2022 Congratulations to Ms Lynn De Vogel for winning a R5000 TFG Gift Card in a recent Raffle Draw. As part of our fundraising initiatives, PatchSA offered donors the opportunity to win a R5000 gift card from TFG (The Foschini Group) redeemable at any of the 20 TFG retail brands. The prize [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/congratulations-to-the-winner-of-a-r5000-tfg-gift-card/feed/ 0 PatchSA well represented at PPC Conference in Rome https://patchsa.org/patchsa-well-represented-at-the-recent-ppc-conference-in-rome/ https://patchsa.org/patchsa-well-represented-at-the-recent-ppc-conference-in-rome/#respond Sat, 04 Jun 2022 09:14:51 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=3661 5 June 2022 PatchSA was well represented at the 5th Maruzza International Congress on Paediatric Palliative Care which was held from 25 - 28 May in the enchanting city of Rome, Italy. This congress, originally set to take place in 2020 and twice postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, brought together 335 people from [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/patchsa-well-represented-at-the-recent-ppc-conference-in-rome/feed/ 0 Footprints 4 Sam scholarships awarded for Patch Academy courses https://patchsa.org/footprints-4-sam-scholarships-awarded-for-patch-academy-courses/ https://patchsa.org/footprints-4-sam-scholarships-awarded-for-patch-academy-courses/#respond Sun, 15 May 2022 10:25:50 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=3739 15 May 2022 In honour of what would have been Sam's 7th birthday, on 9 April 2022, Footprints 4 Sam offered a number of scholarships to complete 10 Patch Academy courses. We are thrilled to announce and congratulate the following people who were awarded a Footprints 4 Sam Scholarship to complete 10 Patch Academy [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/footprints-4-sam-scholarships-awarded-for-patch-academy-courses/feed/ 0 Media highlights lack of progress in providing palliative care to children of South Africa https://patchsa.org/media-highlights-lack-of-progress-in-providing-palliative-care-to-children-of-south-africa/ https://patchsa.org/media-highlights-lack-of-progress-in-providing-palliative-care-to-children-of-south-africa/#respond Mon, 24 Jan 2022 09:09:14 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=3501 22 January 2022 Reports in the Mail & Guardian & Daily Maverick highlight lack of progress in providing palliative care to children in South Africa and appropriate support to their families Journalist Chris Bateman has written two excellent reports on the devastating consequences of inaction by our health authorities to prioritize pallaitive care for [...]

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]]> https://patchsa.org/media-highlights-lack-of-progress-in-providing-palliative-care-to-children-of-south-africa/feed/ 0 We’ve changed our name to Palliative Care for Children South Africa https://patchsa.org/weve-changed-our-name-to-palliative-care-for-children-south-africa/ https://patchsa.org/weve-changed-our-name-to-palliative-care-for-children-south-africa/#respond Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:46:16 +0000 https://patchsa.org/?p=3463 5 January 2022 PatchSA has changed its name. It's a small change but the meaning behind it is everything! The South African Children's Palliative Care Network (SACPCN) was officially launched at the 25th Anniversary conference of the Hospice palliative Care Association of South Africa (HPCA) in September of 2012. A year later, after consultation [...]

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