The charity is in the middle of £1million worth of cost cutting measures including staff redundancies.

St Raphael’s receives funding for just 25% of its £6.5 million annual operating costs from the NHS.

The Hospice at Home service involved nurses going in to patients’ homes in their final days to sit with them or help with their care while also allowing loved ones to have some respite.

The closure means this help is no longer available.

Rebecca Trower is the hospice’s Clinical Director.