Marie Curie Cancer Care has said it needs more funding to extend a scheme to double the number of people able to die at home rather than in hospital.
Research for the charity found 65 per cent of people said they would like to be cared for at home if they were terminally ill but only 14 per cent believe they will be able to.
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