Donations have also helped to secure four full-time nurse posts and three-full time healthcare assistant posts on fixed-term contracts, which the hospice said would help to care for 25 more patients.

The hospice currently operates 15 of its 21 inpatient beds.

However, the charity said it would still have to close seven beds while 33 jobs remained at risk of redundancy.

Jack Wood, director of income generation at the hospice said: “This support means more patients can continue to receive compassionate, specialist care at the end of their lives.

“But the challenges we face are ongoing, and we’d like to keep these two beds open for even longer.”

The charity added every £40,000 raised would keep both beds open for another month.