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.
If you, or someone you know is living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND), our experts are here to support you.
The team feel very privileged to be working with out MND community:
Dorinda: ‘’I understand both personally and professionally that to be given a diagnosis of MND is devastating not only for the person but also their loved ones. That is why it is so important to make each and every day count and ensure that no one in Swindon will face MND alone”
Kerri says: “I feel very privileged to be the MND HCA for Swindon, I strive to give the best possible care for our patients and their families at diagnosis and throughout their journey. It feels as though you are part of people’s family. I value every day and will continue to give my best to the MND patients in Swindon needing our care and support”.
The Clinical Administration Team: includes Sam, Caroline, Donna, Kathy and Nicky. The team support all the clinical teams across the hospice with their admin, and for the MND team they process referrals, arrange the multi-disciplinary meetings which take place every other month – which includes attending the meeting to take in-depth notes.
They also speak to patients and their families when the clinicians are not available, chasing up their prescriptions, contacting their GP regarding any queries, booking appointments, taking messages and signposting services.
The team are far from ‘just admin’ they provide lots of specialist expert support to all our clinical teams and ensure they can concentrate on providing excellent patient care.
Prospect Hospice is proud to be working alongside our colleagues at the Great Western Hospital, including Consultant Neurologist Dr Mazzucco and her team, to provide pioneering care across Swindon.
This powerful partnership brings together a wealth of expertise, ensuring patients with MND have access to the best possible treatment and a more comprehensive support network.
MND Connect
The MND Connect team offers information and support on all aspects of motor neurone disease (MND), including symptom control, practical management, improving quality of life, clinical research and signposting to other organisations.
The advice line is available Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm and 7pm to 10:30pm.
Call on: 0808 802 6262 Email: mndconnect@mndassociation.org
Find out more about this service here.