Prospect Hospice has been providing end of life care to the people of Swindon and north east Wiltshire for over 40 years. Find out more about where we've come from and who we are here.
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.
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.
Our team of skilled clinicians are at the heart of our education programme and work alongside our education team. They are passionate about sharing their skills and experience, ensuring all activities are delivered with integrity and that they are relevant to local need too.
To find out more about the courses currently on offer at Prospect Hospice and other locations, and to find out how we can help you to develop your professional end-of-life care skills, see ‘Our courses’ below.
In the 2017 - 2018 academic year we gave over 424 hours of education
Our 2018 - 2019 course list has over 23 courses available
In 2017 - 2018 we awarded 48 cache qualifications in end of life care
"Information was linked to the workplace and allowed me to understand where I can improve my end-of-life care practices, as well as looking at how I can improve my professional development opportunities".
"I learnt how to support and manage the breathless patient, to recognise the signs and symptoms and techniques to alleviate breathlessness".
"I will look more carefully for opportunities to provide spiritual care. This course has enabled me to be more confident providing spiritual care for different faiths and an awareness of resources to me".
"I learnt to apply my MCA/DOLS knowledge and information to my clinical practice, share knowledge and information with colleagues and within the community setting".
Contact our friendly education team who will be happy to help
01793 816183
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