Brain Health Service

 

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What is a Brain Health Service?

The Aberdeen Brain Health Service will enable you to understand and identify your own personal risk for the diseases that can lead to dementia and support you with a personalised action plan.

 

To learn about the Aberdeen Brain Health Service, you can download the leaflet here or click on the image below.


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Who is a Brain Health Service for?

The service is for anyone, regardless of age, who might have concerns about brain health and wants to find out more about reducing their risk of developing dementia in the future.

 

Risk factors for dementia

Risk factors are aspects of your lifestyle, environment and genetic background that increase the likelihood of getting a disease such as dementia.
Risk factors for dementia include:

  • High blood pressure (hypertension)
  • Social isolation
  • Smoking
  • Lower level of mental skills and stimulation
  • Diabetes
  • Depression
  • Obesity
  • Traumatic brain injury (concussion, skull fracture, brain injury or bleed)
  • Physical inactivity
  • Hearing impairment
  • Poor diet
  • Air pollution
  • Alcohol consumption (more than 14 units per week)
  • Poor sleep patterns


If you have one or more of these risk factors it does not necessarily mean you will develop dementia.

 

Is this service set up to diagnose dementia?

No, we already have memory clinics which are set up to detect dementia. These brain health services focus on someone's future risk for dementia and putting in place plans to help reduce that risk. The brain health service works closely with memory clinics to refer any patients who might be considered to benefit from an assessment for possible dementia.

 

How's your Brain Health?

Take the Brain Health quiz and build your personal brain health plan.

 

Further information on brain health and how to keep your brain healthy can be found at Brain Health Scotland.

 

How do I access the service?

There are three ways you might access the service:

  • You can drop-in and visit the centre anytime, there's no need to book an appointment.
  • You can phone the NHS Grampian Healthpoint 
  • You might have been referred by your GP or another healthcare professional.

 

How to find us

You do not need an appointment to use the service.

Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre,

13-19 King Street,

Aberdeen,

AB24 5AA

Open Monday - Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm

Parking is available nearby at Frederick Street Carpark,

Frederick Street,

Aberdeen

AB24 5HY


How to contact us

NHS Grampian Healthpoint
Telephone: 08085 20 20 30
Open Monday – Friday 9.00am – 5.00pm


Visit us at Alzheimer Scotland’s Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre or telephone the NHS Grampian Healthpoint.

Published: 29/02/2024 16:55