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.
Prospect Hospice was honoured to welcome Her Majesty The Queen to the hospice on Tuesday 21 January, 2025, to commemorate their 45th anniversary. The visit was a resounding success, leaving a lasting impression on staff, volunteers, and guests alike.
“If we were to sum yesterday’s Royal visit up in one word, it would be wow!” said Jeremy Lune, Prospect Hospice CEO. “We are incredibly grateful to Her Majesty, our President, for such a wonderful and memorable day.
The hospice funding model isn’t fit for purpose, it’s got to change and for Queen Camilla to acknowledge that, is incredibly motivational for us.”
During her 60-minute visit The Queen met with staff, trustees, dignitaries, patients, patient families and enjoyed taking part in an education session, she said: “There aren’t nearly enough hospices in the country,” she also went on to praise the work of Prospect Hospice.
The Queen unveiled a commemorative plaque, marking the renaming of The Evans Education Centre (named after the hospice’ founder Derryck Evans), cut a cake to celebrate the hospice’s 45th anniversary, and signed the visitors’ book. She was also gifted a beautiful bouquet from two local children.
Christopher, a current patient at the hospice, met Her Majesty. He said, “It was an honour to meet her, and I am very lucky to have been offered a bed at the Prospect Hospice due to the hospice funding crisis.”
To enjoy more photos visit: The Queen’s Visit – Prospect Hospice
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