00:01Campaigners in Liverpool are renewing calls to reopen inpatient beds at the former Marie Curie Hospice in Walton.
00:07The charity closed its 26-bed unit after NHS funding arrangements could not support it long term.
00:14Temporary palliative care beds at Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital will now continue until 1 April.
00:21NHS Merseyside says the extension will maintain continuity for patients and families,
00:26while staff develop specialist skills across more health care services.
00:31But the Liverpool Hospice Pressure Group says a temporary medical ward is not a replacement for a purpose-built hospice.
00:39Marie Curie says community and wellbeing services remain available in Walton.
