Prospect Hospice has been part of the Swindon community for over 40 years, caring for local people at the end of their lives. As a charity, we rely on the generous donations of the public to help us raise the vital funds we need to ensure everyone is offered our outstanding care free of charge.
Find out about the range of end-of-life care services that we offer to patients and their families. These delivered free of charge and are designed to provide compassionate, personalised support during every stage of a life-limiting illness in every kind of care setting, to anyone who needs it.
We couldn’t do what we do without considerable support from our local community. Find out all the different ways in which you can support Prospect Hospice, including fundraising, volunteering and purchasing from our shops. All contributions are greatly appreciated and enables us to deliver care that is free of charge to our patients and their families.
Whether shopping with us in person or online, or donating your pre-loved goods, we thank you for supporting us through our shops where you help to raise around £2million a year for Prospect Hospice.
We pride ourselves on being a great place to work and we're always looking for outstanding people to join our team at the hospice across all areas of the charity.
Prospect Hospice is the leading provider of education and training for end-of-life care in Swindon and north Wiltshire. Working closely with you, our colleagues within partner organisations, we want to ensure that the very best care is available to everyone facing the end of life. This is why we provide education and development opportunities, all of which aim to encourage learning and build confidence in end of life care and support.
The son of a woman who spent her final days cared for by Prospect Hospice staff has bought them all cakes as a gesture of the family’s gratitude.
Bette Saif of Old Town became poorly with renal failure in January 2021. Her son Amber, 49, who lives in Kuwait, says that by the time travel rules permitted him to return to the UK she was clearly deteriorating.
“Mum went into Prospect Hospice, and that was the beginning of a profoundly humbling experience for me,” says Amber.
“I thought she’d want to go back home to have her last days there, but she wanted to stay. Her room looked out onto trees and birds, and the staff were so motivated to keep her comfortable. It’s much more than a job for them, it’s a personal undertaking. The staff at Prospect Hospice really do sacrifice themselves to make the last stage of life not just efficient but a pleasant experience.
“One staff member saw me taking some time out in the grounds to pray and offered me the use of their spiritual room. My mother was a Christian and I’m a Muslim but that space is for people of any belief or none. They were so sensitive.
“I bought the cakes for the staff because I wanted to show our family’s gratitude for the marvelous care they gave mum. I didn’t know much about Prospect Hospice before that, but I now know that we were incredibly lucky to have such a wonderful charity, that didn’t charge a penny for mum’s care, to enable her to have a good death.”
Because of you, we were there for Amber and his mum. Without you, we won’t be there for others like them. Find out more about how you can support people like Bette and Amber by clicking below.