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.
The aim was to get me pain-free, so I could live as normal life as possible, for as long as possible…
‘I love to travel, my partner Gary and I have travelled all over the world. In fact, I love travelling so much I made a career out of it! My favourite place to visit was the Caribbean. The sand….it was just a magical place.’
This is Les. Les was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2023. His biggest regret: not going to the doctor sooner. When his partner, Gary finally persuaded him to go to his GP the cancer had spread, and his treatment focussed on managing it rather than saving his life.
This is where Prospect Hospice came in. Les’ GP recommended talking to Prospect Hospice about pain management and next steps. Mel Buckley from the charity’s community team became Les’ go-to or as he calls her ‘the lovely Mel’.
‘From the start, Mel was completely honest with me. She took time to explain everything, and her plan was to get me pain-free so I could live as normal a life as possible for as long as possible.
And the Prospect did that. After that she kept in touch, calling me asking me how I was feeling and reassuring me when I wasn’t mentally in a good pace.
Coming to the hospice was a really weird experience. Of course, I knew there were hospices, but I didn’t realise what they did or about the care they offer. They do so much more than you realise. I would never have thought about contacting Prospect if my GP hadn’t done it for me.
Everyone at Prospect Hospice has done such a great job, and they’re just not recognised for the amazing job they do. The atmosphere here is so calm, so reassuring. I don’t feel scared. The feeling of coming here was, that we’ll do whatever we can for you, and I felt that from day one.
Cancer is such a horrible, horrible disease, not just for the person with the disease but for all their loved ones too and we need to recognise that places like the Prospect Hospice are invaluable. They’ve made me feel comfortable, so welcome, secure. I could go on and on forever, but in a nutshell…Thank you.’
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