About Southern Hospice Group

We’d like to reassure you that we are still here as St Barnabas House, continuing to provide the high standards of care our communities expect, and this change will not impact where your generous support will be directed.

Your donations will continue to be used to support St Barnabas House and the work we do in Worthing and the surrounding areas for patients, families and friends living with a life-limiting condition. St Barnabas House will absolutely continue to retain its own name and identity.

From January 2025, when you donate to St Barnabas House, the name you will see on your bank statement will no longer be St Barnabas Hospices (Sussex) Limited and will instead be Southern Hospice Group.

This change will not impact where your generous support will be directed. Your donations will continue to be used to support St Barnabas House.

No. Legacy giving will not be affected by the merger, or creation of Southern Hospice Group. You do not need to make any changes to your Will.

The three hospices will continue to operate under their existing names – St Barnabas House, Martlets, Chestnut Tree House, with their current branding. 

This means that if you’ve signed up to emails from St Barnabas House, you won’t receive emails from Martlets or Chestnut Tree House, unless you’ve also signed up separately to them.

Martlets Care will continue to operate as a separate entity (a subsidiary of the group) and will be overseen by the Group Leadership team.

Who are Martlet’s Care? 

Martlets Care is a highly respected domiciliary (home) care agency, supporting adults of all ages with medical and mobility care needs in Brighton & Hove and surrounding towns to stay in the comfort of their own home. We offer a gentle, reliable hand and consistent care and companionship that makes life easier and enjoyable. 

We’re one of only a few social enterprise home care agencies in existence.