About Prospect Hospice
End of life care for Swindon & north-east Wiltshire affected by a life-limiting illness. Tag Prospect Hospice for a chance to be featured on our page.
Prospect Hospice Description
Prospect Hospice supports a community of 300, 000 people in Swindon, Marlborough and north Wiltshire, and the villages of Lechlade and Fairford in Gloucestershire. In 2014-15 Prospect Hospice cared for and supported more than 6, 400 people, as patients, carers and family members, through a range of services developed to bring care, comfort and confidence at life’s most difficult time. For patients, there are teams of nurses, doctors and therapists, bringing care at the hospice in Wroughton, in their own homes and care homes and through a palliative care team based at the Great Western Hospital. Carers and family members also access services designed to help their coping when a loved one has accessed our care. Information on Prospect Hospice’s services, all of which are provided free of charge, can be found here.
Increasingly we work in close partnership with other care-focused organisations, and specifically with local health- and social care professionals, with the shared aim of bringing the best possible care to people in their final months, weeks and years.
Prospect Hospice is a registered charity. Last year it cost more than £7. 2M to provide the care and raise the funds to provide our care our patients and their families depend on each year. We receive less than 30 per cent of our income from statutory organisations such as the NHS - the rest we raise ourselves. Find out more about the many ways you can support Prospect Hospice on our website.
Since 1980 Prospect has provided the only dedicated end-of-life care service for the 300, 000 people living in our community – bringing care, comfort and confidence, around the clock, every day of the year.
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Thanks to you, we help people like Hannah Mason and her mum, Kersty: “Mum had ovarian cancer,” remembers Hannah, “She needed a lot of persuading just to visit Prospect Hospice, but when she did she had a room overlooking a beautiful garden, and what she felt was entirely different from what she was expecting. She loved it there and the care that she received in her final days was incredible.”
Hannah was also grateful to our Family Support team. “They really helped me so much,... while Mum was ill and after she died. I’m at university now and I’m not sure that I would have felt ready without them.”
Hannah has kindly agreed to help our Summer Raffle, which runs until 10 September. You can play too by clicking here to buy tickets at just £1 each, for the chance to win our £3,000 top prize. Visit www.prospect-hospice.net/summerraffle to find out more.
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Are you starting this Bank Holiday weekend with a Prospect Lottery win? Check out this week's winning numbers and have a great weekend if you've won, and have a great weekend too if you haven't. Better luck next Friday!
Steve and Chris share with us their experience of the care their Dad received at Prospect Hospice and how much that meant to them. Watch more about how we have touched the lives of local people. https://bit.ly/2PuLCi6
Yesterday we welcomed 11 patients to our day therapy unit to take part in one of four wellbeing days that we run through the year as part of our regular Open Programme, which supports patients through a series of workshops and sessions to help them cope with their illnesses. Look at the lovely things that they made and some home pick produce from our hospice garden today. Have you a picture of a craft piece that you've made as Prospect Hospice?
We recently introduced a weather proof bike shelter at Prospect Hospice, to encourage more staff to enjoy the benefits of cycling to work and an increasing number of people from across the organisation are now enjoying the health benefits of their daily ride. Read more about why our staff enjoy #cyclingtowork www.prospect-hospice.net/…/staff-take-t o-two-wheels-at-pros…
It's the National Garden Scheme Gardens & Health Week 2018 - celebrating & promoting the enjoyment gardens give to many. Our hospice in Wroughton has a beautiful & peaceful garden. It invites visitors to take some time to reflect or just to marvel at its many wild flowers. And how cute is our little shed? 😍 Have you got any photos of our hospices garden or Bluebell walk? #gardensandhealthweek #gardenwellbeing
It's Friday again! Have you won our £1,000 jackpot? Visit www.prospect-hospice.net/lottery
By playing our Summer Raffle for just £1, you can help make a difference to the care and support our patients and their families receive as well as be in with the chance of winning up to £3,000! Call Sally or Carys on 01793 816161 or visit www.prospect-hospice.net/summerraffle to find out more.
Today we reached 5,000 Facebook followers for the first time! Your support helps us to highlight the work of Prospect Hospice and how everyone in the community can get involved in supporting their local hospice. By the simple act liking our page, you’re helping us to make a big difference.
We know it seems a long way off yet but we're looking for stall holders for our Marlborough Christmas Fair on Saturday 24th November!
We're after a variety of food produce and craft products so if you or someone you know sells unique, artisan or handcrafted items please get in touch.
The stall fee for this event is £45 plus a donation to the raffle, if you would like further information or to apply for a stall please email the fundraising team on fundraisingandevents@prospect...-hos pice.net with some images of your craft or product, or a link to your website and we'll be in touch.
We hope you can join us like this wonderful staff from last year's fair.
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Are you one of our lucky £1,000 jackpot winners? Visit www.prospect-hospice.net/lottery
It’s wine Wednesday and we need your help... 🍷 🍾 If you are routing through your wine racks this evening and come across any bottles you do not want, we would love to take them off your hands! We are looking for kind donations of wine for our very popular lucky dip wine game at this year’s Garden Fete
If you do have any bottles that you would like to donate,they can be dropped off at the hospice in Wroughton before Friday 24th August, and we will ensure they are used on th...e day to help raise funds for your local hospice 💚
#gardenfete2018
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Our Volunteer Recruitment Officer Graham’s tour continues this week - he’ll be in our Penhill shop all day on Thursday 9th. If you’re considering a volunteer role, why not pop in for a cup of tea and a chat?
It's Friday again! Have you won our £1,000 jackpot? Visit www.prospect-hospice.net/lottery
When you play our Summer Raffle you give yourself a chance to win the £3,000 cash jackpot and contribute towards the care and support we provide for local patients and their families. For your chance to win visit www.prospect-hospice.net/summerraffle.
Throughout the month of September, you will have the chance to have your will written completely free of VAT.
Solicitors in Swindon and Marlborough have kindly agreed to waive their fees for making or amending a will in exchange for a donation to Prospect Hospice*. Details of each of this year's participating solictitors are below;
http://www.blbsolicitors.co.uk/ - Swindon... http://www.bowerandbailey.co.uk/ - Swindon http://www.francisgeorgesolicitor-advocat e.com/ - Swindon http://www.hoffmanbriggs.co.uk/ - Swindon http://www.star-legal.co.uk/ - Swindon http://www.roydswithyking.com/ - Swindon & Marlborough
For more information or to register your interest, please call Melanie Dicker on 01793 816128. Alternatively, email fundraisingandevents@prospect-hospic e.net.
*The suggested donation amount is the solicitors' fee minus VAT. For your guidance, a basic single will costs around £200 while a double will cost nearer £300.
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It’s only one month to go until the Garden Fete! 🌸🌺🌻🌼 The hospice is busy planning this year's event but in the meantime, here is a snapshot of some of last year’s best bits. It was a great day and we hope this year is going to be even better!
For more information about what we have planned, please visit our event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/222048275 087378/ We look forward to seeing you all 😁💚
such an amazing place with amazing people. My dad was well looked after and we were aswell, from the quality of care to the friendly heart to heart it was flawless. Every doctor nurse volunteer should hold there head high they do really care. Dunno what we would have done without you guys thank you so much for everything xxx
Would like to send a huge thank you to everyone for all the hard work in a very special evening at light for live my family and I remembered a very special person taken from us early this year you all do an amazing job not just for patients but families as well you will all have a very special place in my heart thank you all
Where do I start. We as a family cannot thank the prospect hospice enough for looking after our beautiful Jan Phipps during her painful battle with cancer.
Jan sadly passed away yesterday at the prospect and I am sure that jan as well as the rest of the family would wish the prospect all the best and to look out for some donations coming over the next few months to give the prospect the opportunity to look after others.
I personally thank all that looked after jan in her moments of need.
We moved from London and were already overwhelmed by the care at the Great Western Hospital as well as the support from local care workers BUT when dad got really ill and was in his final days the hospital recommended the hospice. I had my reservations, my friends told me you should go and see for yourself. They used words like "the people there are like angels". I found this to be true in every aspect of the care and service they gave to us. Dad passed away this year in Feb after spending 4/5 months at the Hospice. The care that was shown to him and us as a family is beyond what any of us could have imagined. Thank you.
This is my second night in Prospect with mum. She's been here for three weeks now.
I cannot tell you how absolutely wonderful all of the staff are. Day time or night time.
NOTHING is to much bother and they couldn't be more caring and supportive.
What a fabulous place with fabulous people.
God bless you all and thank you for what you're doing for mum.
I know that when her journey ends 'WE' will have had the best care available!!
The prospect hospice was there to care for both my father and nan. They also supported my mum as well. The people who work there do a truly wonderful job and that is why I perform the 15k back marshalling every year at the starlight walk. Yesterday was my 7th year in partaking in the wonderful event. Long may it continue x
The Prospect were simply amazing when my dad sadly passed away. It was so peaceful and all of the staff/nurses/carers were so comforting and so loving. This charity deserves everything they can get and more xx
My mother-in-law passed away 1st May just gone, they looked after her so well, everyone was lovely and they couldn't do enough for us the week after she passed. Thank you so very much from Roger and myself x
My husband was cared for by these wonderful people for several weeks before he passed they did amazing, such caring nurses and carers couldnt have faulted them in any way.
They also took great care of me whilst my stay with him made me feel so welcome and gave me comfort when i needed them. All i can say is these lovely people need all the donations they can to stay open and take care of our loved ones <3 xxxxx
My father passed away in the early hours of saturday morning just gone. I stayed in the lodge on the grounds to be with him. The staff called me at 6.45am telling me to be quick. Within minutes I was with him as he took his last breath. The staff there are absolutely incredible and should be given the highest medals in the land. They made sure his every need was taken care of. If he hadnt have gone to the hospice for palliative care, he would not have been given the space, dignity and pain free last few hours. His room overlooked the immaculate grounds and the birds were all fluttering outside his window. Perfect place, perfect people. Will ask for all funeral flower donations to be turned into monetry donation to this beautiful charity. Peace and love x
I have such gratitude and admiration for this place and all the wonderful staff and volunteers here. You have created such a beautiful haven of peace and tranquility. Thank you so much for taking care of my precious Papa Xx �
I didn't know a huge amount about Prospect least of all that they are an independent charity. We have just experienced the service they provide and it was flawless - speedy, thorough, exceptionally caring, friendly and meeting all of our needs which changed daily. I cannot thank them enough. Thank you.
Had a fantastic evening being a Marshall tonight at point 27 Town gardens. Well done to all the organisers and Congratulations to everyone competing in the 10k & 15k Routes. You should all feel very proud.
Everyone at the prospect are such caring people and made my brothers stay as comfortable as could be . all the staff are so professional with everything they do . can’t thank them enough for making my brothers last few months as comfy as possible . Thank you for being such wonderful and caring .
Everyone at Prospect made my mums last few weeks as comfortable and pleasant as possible. In those last few weeks I saw her laugh and joke like her old self. Such a wonderful caring place. My family and I will always be grateful for the great care that was given to my mum.
Can't praise the staff enough. The tender care my Mother was given was amazing. The support I received as her daughter is beyond words. Mum's last days couldn't of been more peaceful and I became her daughter again. All the pressure of any care was taken away from me. They are like one big family nothing is ever too much trouble x
A massive Thankyou to all of the staff at the Prospect Hospice for treating my dad with compassion and dignity right up until he left us. We were supported at home and in the hospice 24hours a day and nothing was too much trouble. An amazing charity with dedicated and caring staff
A wonderful place. My sister died here 16 years ago and I have visited every year since. The bluebell walk gives me a place to go and bring a few flowers. Thank you to all the fantastic people who work and volunteer there. Fran.
I go to the prospect hospice for treatment on my neck and face after having cancer the nurse is very nice and makes me feel relaxed they are very kind there even at the desk the volunteers are so polite and caring .they all work very hard in looking after people .thank you x