00:00Liverpool campaigners say a new temporary palliative care ward does not replace the loss of the city's only specialist inpatient hospice.
00:09Marie Curie closed its 26-bed Walton unit after funding from the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care Board could not be guaranteed.
00:18The charity has now seconded 15 staff to support a short-term ward at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, expected to run until the end of October.
00:27Liverpool Hospice Action Group welcomes the beds but calls the move an emergency measure, not a permanent solution.
00:35Marie Curie says it continues to provide hospice, at-home services and outpatient care, while the Integrated Care Board reviews future provision.
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