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.
Our team of skilled clinicians is at the heart of our education programme and works alongside our education team. They are passionate about sharing their skills and experience, ensuring all activities are delivered with integrity and are relevant to local need.
To find out more about the courses currently on offer from Prospect Hospice, and to find out how we can help you to develop your professional end-of-life care skills, click the ‘our courses’ button below.
Group bookings
By clicking through to the courses below, you’ll be able to book an individual onto one of our courses. If you’d like to book on a group of people, complete our handy group booking form which you can download here. Complete all the details and then send it back to our team at education@prospect-hospice
Blog Posts
We have a host of education experts working and collaborating with us at Prospect Hospice, to ensure the training and education we offer is first class.
Read our latest blog on the power of supporting our work colleagues through bereavement and loss, from Paula Kimmel, our education and training manager.
Education blog March 2024
We offer a range of courses to support people who wish to learn more about delivering exemplary end of life care. Find our more about the course we currently have available below.
“Really enjoyed the course. It was very informative and not too much jargon. No going off-topic.”
“Excellent presentation, clarified for me lots of my doubts with very clear sides and a chance to discuss with the trainer. Great course!”
Come and find out more about the medications used in end of life care and how virtual reality is helping local people manage their symptoms.
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Contact our experienced education team who will be happy to help on 01793 816183.