24/10/25

Autumn Winter 2025

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Dear Friend of ACCORD

Every day across Renfrewshire, people’s lives are touched by compassion, dignity, and care - and it’s your support that makes this care from ACCORD’s teams possible.

Thanks to you, our teams are able to continue to work alongside patients living with life-limiting illness, offering expert care in our Inpatient Unit, in the community, in care homes, in hospitals and in people’s homes. Your generosity also reaches families and loved ones, helping them through some of life’s most difficult moments.

This edition of ACCORDian features stories from our ACCORD@Home service, brings expert care directly into homes. You’ll also read about Val and Alex Lawson, whose experience with ACCORD at Home highlights the difference your kindness makes.

As part of our commitment to sustainability, we are investing to help us reduce our environmental footprint while cutting energy costs. These savings mean we can channel even more resources into patient care - now and in the years ahead. It’s another step toward a future that’s both compassionate and environmentally responsible.

Every donation, every visit to our shops, every fundraising event, and every kind word shared about our work makes a big difference. It ensures that ACCORD can continue to provide care, comfort, and dignity - now and into the future.

In this edition, we shine a light on the people behind our care - our dedicated staff and volunteers - and we celebrate you. The stories and statistics we share are a direct reflection of your impact.

Together, we are making sure no one faces their journey alone.

Your support means everything.

Jacki Smart

Chief Executive

ACCORD Hospice