At Prospect Hospice, we provide outstanding, personalised and compassionate care for everyone in Swindon, Marlborough and the surrounding areas affected by a life-limiting illness, completely free of charge. For more than 40 years, we’ve been a dedicated, non-hospital, end-of-life care service for patients and their loved ones - around the clock, every day of the year. Our mission is to ensure that anyone can access the best possible expert care whenever and wherever they need it – whether at the hospice or in their own home. As a charity, we only exist because of the generosity and support of our amazing local community.
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.
Our café sits at the heart of our hospice in Wroughton and serves a range of delicious home cooked meals to suit all tastes. Whether you're looking to catch up with friends over lunch or relax with coffee and cake, our Heart of the Hospice café has you covered.
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.
Systems engineer Kevin Howard says that when his wife Sarah’s health deteriorated quickly following her brain tumour diagnosis, the practical help that Prospect Hospice gave them both was invaluable. But it was only in the period after she died that Kevin came to realise how extensive the charity’s support really is.
“Sarah collapsed at the hairdresser’s on 2 February 2013, and didn’t know who she was or who I was. She was diagnosed with gliosarcoma, a rare type of brain tumour, but after her operation she was never herself, and the hospital put us and Prospect Hospice in touch. Their coordinator was just brilliant. She coordinated all the support by different agencies, arranged for Sarah to use Prospect Hospice’s day care service to give me a break, and when Sarah couldn’t get out of bed safely she arranged for us to have a nursing bed at home.
“I was lucky that my firm gave me six months off, and when Sarah sadly died on 17 July 2013 it was consoling to hear her doctor tell me that we had given her a good death. That feels so important.
“As an engineer, I’m great with systems, but I relied on Sarah for the emotional intelligence side of things. She got a First in psychology and worked in that discipline. After she died, Prospect Hospice offered me counselling, and I accepted. This continuity of care for me too was amazing and unexpected. I started to realise how much Prospect Hospice does for the family as well as the patient.
“When I’d joined in our local pub quiz raising cash for Prospect Hospice, I hadn’t been in the least aware of what a positive impact they have, and I also didn’t realise that all the care and services they offer are completely free of charge. I now help fundraise for them and have become a trustee. I’m determined to do my bit to make sure as many people support Prospect Hospice as possible. You just never know when you are going to need them.”
It’s because of you that we were there for Sarah and Kevin. Without you we won’t be there for others like them. To find our more about how you can support Prospect Hospice, and others like Sarah and Kevin, click here.