Travel Health

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Do you need vaccinations?

Our Nurses can provide comprehensive travel health advice and arrange for appropriate immunisations. Please arrange an appointment for a travel consultation at least 6-8 weeks before departure if possible. Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.

Select the region you are travelling to find out more.

Africa

Central Asia

East Asia

Australasia & Pacific

Caribbean

Central America

Europe & Russia

Middle East

North America

South America & Antarctica

Travel Assessment

We offer a full travel advice and immunisation service. If you are travelling abroad please complete and submit the travel form in plenty of time (we recommend 6-8 weeks) before your journey.

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Further Travel Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice

Travel Health for information of vaccinations available on NHS

MASTA for private vaccination clinics

Gov.uk for specific country travel advice

EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card

 

Cost of Vaccines that are not NHS Funded

 

factor50The vaccines stated below are not NHS funded therefore a cost is applied.

Meningitis ACWY - Private prescription payable to the practice £17.00, a further fee is payable at the pharmacy

Rabies - Private prescription payable to the practice £17.00, a further fee is payable at the pharmacy

Hepatitis B - £27 per dose / 3 or 4 doses required

Disclaimer

The recommendations made by the practice are based on the information you supply us with and the information contained in your NHS medical records.  We cannot be held responsible for any problems caused by any omissions in your vaccination history, you must also ensure we receive information about any vaccinations you may have received (e.g. at private clinics), that may not be in your NHS medical records.  If your travel plans change you must inform us so a re-assessment of your vaccination requirements can be amended.

Links to Useful Websites

Fit for Travel - http://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk  

MASTA - http://www.masta-travel-health.com/%20 

Foreign Office - www.fco.gov.uk 

Work Health Organisation - http://www.who.int/en/%20 

WHO Tropical Diseases - http://apps.who.int/tdr/publications/tdr-image-library%20 

Gap Year - http://www.gapyear.com/%20 

Centre For Infection Diseases - http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/%20 

NNOMAD – Online travel shop for sterile medical kits - http://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/%20 

Tropical Medicine Bureau - http://www.tmb.ie/%20 

High Altitude Medicine ‑ http://www.high-altitude-medicine.com/%20 

The British Mountaineering Council - http://www.thebmc.co.uk/%20 

Travel Insurance - http://www.leadedge.co.uk/%20 

Health Protection Agency – Malaria - http://www.hpa.org.uk/infections/topics_az/malaria/menu.htm%20 

Malaria Foundation International - http://www.malaria.org/