Travel Health

TRAVEL ADVICE

Our practice nurses are available by appointment to offer medical advice regarding travel and vaccinations where appropriate. Please telephone reception to book an appointment. 

Our nurses can provide 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

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

 

TRAVEL ASSESSMENT FORM

TRAVEL ASSESSMENT FORM

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 8-10 weeks) before your journey. You can request a form is sent to you via our online consultation page, you can call and ask for the form to be sent to you, alternatively you can pop in to the surgery to complete this. 

Travel Vaccination

Travel advice is covered by the NHS, however not all vaccinations are covered by the NHS. 

The following vaccines are immediately available in the surgery:

NHS: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A, Typhoid

 

 

Yellow Fever vaccination is not provided in the surgery but available from specialist travel clinics.