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.
A pioneering research project aimed at improving care for people living with Motor Neurone Disease (MND) is underway, with a focus on developing essential clinical guidance for managing choking—one of the most distressing and life-threatening symptoms of the disease.
The project, “Management of Choking in People Living with Motor Neurone Disease: A Co-Designed, Evidence-Based Clinical Algorithm,” is being led by Prospect Hospice, Great Western Hospital, and the University of Oxford, with funding from the Motor Neurone Disease Association.
This research aims to create the first-ever co-designed clinical guidance for managing choking in MND, working alongside healthcare professionals, carers, and people living with the condition to ensure a practical and compassionate approach.
Dorinda Moffatt, MND Specialist Practitioner at Prospect Hospice, highlighted the value of collaboration: “This is an important step in improving support for people with MND, giving them and their carers clearer guidance on how to manage choking episodes safely and with dignity.”
The research team is engaging with people living with MND, their families, and healthcare professionals to gather insights and shape the development of this much-needed guidance.
The project will be officially launched at an event on Friday 14 March, 2025, at Prospect Hospice, Wroughton, bringing together leading experts, healthcare professionals, and those affected by MND to discuss the latest findings and next steps.
For more information about the project or to get involved, please contact Sam at bswicb.mndserviceprospect@nhs.net.
03 March 2025