'The work being done by nurses and care staff is truly incredible, they are a gift from God, they are angels'

The Hollywood star said it was the way he ‘really felt at the time’ after witnessing ‘unacceptable’ treatment at a hospital.

This week the hospice said it was having to cut a number of bed places due to a bleak financial outlook.

More than 2,500 people registered to take part in the Bewley’s Big Coffee Morning Social for Hospice