Support Services at ACCORD
Patient and client facing services could not do it without them.
A key component part of our ability to deliver high quality care and services to the people of Renfrewshire is the effort in the background from all of support services and teams who look after our finances, our facilities and environment, who raise money and who cook, clean and care for our staff too.
Barbara Garrity
Finance and Support Services Manager
Barbara joined ACCORD in 2001 as a Finance Assistant, she holds the Chartered Management Institute Diploma in Management and Leadership. In 2011 Barbara was promoted and became part of the Senior Management Team and provides and receives support from the Chief Executive and Board of Directors.
Gillian Trelfa
Finance Team
Lesley Laing
Finance Team
Katie Kelly
Housekeeping Supervisor
Their aim is to ensure the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained throughout the Hospice and to prevent cross infections of patients, staff and visitors whilst maintaining a comfortable homely environment. The team is always flexible and able to respond quickly to any situation.
Drivers/Porters & Maintenance Team
They are also responsible for assisting with the compliance of Health and Safety and the Prevention of Infection Control procedures by completing maintenance schedules and carrying out minor repairs throughout the Hospice ensuring all equipment and our environment is safe for all service users.
Alex Sivewright
Chef Manager
Their aim is to provide varied and nutritionally balanced meals for patients, staff, volunteers, relatives and visitors. They achieve this by serving traditional homemade meals and snacks, using good quality fresh ingredients. Special diets and small appetites are catered for and we always try to fulfil any requests for tasty personal favourites. In addition to providing meals for Inpatients the Team also provides catering for Hospice Events, Education Sessions and other Groups who occasionally use our Resource Centre and meeting rooms.
Donations change lives
Amazing people like you help us support those who need it most. “Everyone has been so generous, and the final total raised is testament to how adored my mum was at ACCORD hospice”