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.
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.
Celebrating all the people that make up a hospice
Every year, Hospice UK encourages everyone to come together for Hospice Care Week and celebrate the incredible work that is being done to make sure everyone can benefit from the very best end of life care. This year’s theme is #WeAreHospiceCare, so join us to show our gratitude to all those who are there when we need it most.
Scroll down to read some facts about what Prospect Hospice has been up to in the last year, and for a series of ‘a day in the life’ pieces featuring our wonderful hospice staff.
We supported 1,761 patients
We provided 18,551 hours of patient care
We supported 448 family members
282 patients were able to die at home
120 patients were able to die at the hospice
We had 619 volunteers across many different roles
16.2% of our income came from donations
25% of our income came from our charity shops
1,035 people took part in our fundraising events
Help us continue providing outstanding end of life care in the local community. Every donation makes a difference.