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Travel Information
Information and advice for travelling abroad
Travel vaccinations
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please complete our online travel form before coming to see the nurse.
The following vaccinations are available free on the NHS from at our practice.
These vaccines protect against diseases which are considered to be the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.
For other private travel vaccinations you are advised to attend a local private clinic and you will have to pay for these to be administered.
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis C and other meningitis vaccines
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Rabies
- Tick-borne Encephalitis
- Tuberculosis
- Malaria Tablets
Advice and vaccination are given by the practice nurse. Please do not ask any of the receptionists for advice regarding travel vaccines, as they are not medically trained. If you have any queries, you must make a 20 minute appointment with the practice nurse. You will be asked to complete a travel questionnaire prior to the appointment, so that the practice nurse can check what vaccines you may require.
We recommend that you have your travel vaccinations administered at least 6 to 8 weeks before your departure date.
Medications for flying
We will no longer be prescribing Diazepam or similar drugs for flight anxiety and instead suggest aviation industry recommended flight anxiety courses
Read our policy on prescribing Benzodiazepines (and related medications) for flying
Travel information
Visit the following links for travel health advice.
- NHS - Travel health
- Get travel advice at Travel Health Pro
- Consultations for Medical Advice and Treatment While Abroad
- Fitness to Fly in Pregnancy Certificates Policy
- Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Staying Safe on Holiday
You may need travel vaccines or, if diseases such as malaria are a risk, you may need to start protecting yourself well in advance.
Prepare a kit of travel health essentials, including sunscreen, painkillers, antiseptic, insect repellent and anti-diarrhoea pills. These will be useful wherever you're going.
Sexual health experts advise taking condoms with you to avoid the risk of buying fake brands, which may be unsafe, when you get there.