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The role of a Post Diagnostic Support (PDS) Link Worker is to support people who have received a dementia diagnosis (and their families) to understand the illness, maintain community connections, meet other people with dementia, and help them with future planning and decision making. Rebecca Macdonald joined Alzheimer Scotland in June 2022 as a PDS Link Worker and shares her thoughts on the role.

Football Memories Project marks 10th anniversary with new initiative.

'A New Dementia Strategy for Scotland: Everyone's Story' - published 31 May 2023.

Dubai based fundraiser Liam Grant prepares for Olympic Triathlon challenge for TeamAlzScot 

Alzheimer Scotland is celebrating after reaching 90,000 Dementia Friends in Scotland. 

Martin Robertson was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, in 2016 aged 57. Since then, he has engaged heavily with the research field, seeing it as the route to a cure for this disease. 

The new community hub will support and connect people living with dementia.

Nick Gardner inspires the country to get out and walk for Scotland’s Memory Walk 2021

Anne-Marie King, Dementia Advisor for Alzheimer Scotland was awarded the Partnership Award in 2022 for her contribution and support in the delivery of the Dementia Safeguarding Scheme (Police Scotland – Argyll & Bute and West Dunbartonshire Divisional Recognition Award). 

The newly refurbished centre will serve as a community hub