Researcher, Lindsay Kinnaird, explores personal experiences of receiving a dementia diagnosis with Claire, Elaine and Pooja Jain, who share some of their personal experiences of dementia diagnosis. Elaine and Pooja also discuss some of their professional experiences around dementia and diagnosis.



Claire and Elaine are both members of the co-production group for research investigating patient and practitioner perspectives of dementia diagnosis during UK Covid-19 restrictions, as well as the development of this podcast.



Pooja Jain is Founder & CEO of Cogni-Health, a Scottish health-tech start-up aiming to improve the quality of life for families impacted by dementia. Pooja was named one of Top 20 women to watch out for in Scotland in 2018 by Business Insider.

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This episode is co-produced with the Better Understanding Dementia Diagnosis (BUDD) stakeholder advisory group and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council as part of the UKRI's Rapid Response to Covid.

You can access a transcription for this episode at: https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/Episode+2A+The+Personal+Tale/1_qywqluhc

You can find out more about the research project at: https://www.alzscotdrc.ed.ac.uk/dementia-diagnosis-post-covid

You can also follow us on:

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For dementia support services contact:

• Alzheimer Scotland Dementia 24 hour Helpline: 0808 808 3000/ https://www.alzscot.org/findsupport


• Alzheimer Society Dementia Connect Support Helpline: 033301503456/ https://www.alzheimers.org.uk/get-support


• MECOPP: https://www.mecopp.org.uk/contact-us


• Dementia UK: 0800 888 6678/ https://www.dementiauk.org/

If you’re interested in getting involved in research please visit: https://www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk/