Travel
Advice and Immunisations
What do we do?
Our practice nurses offer a travel advice and immunisation service.
They offer help with:
- Vaccinations
- Preventing malaria (using tablets and avoiding bites)
- Looking after any on going illnesses abroad
- Sexual health (how to stay well)
- Looking after your skin (sun burn and heat rash)
We need time to make sure we give you the correct travel advice.
We like to check your records for past immunisations and illnesses
and run a check on the diseases that are prevalent in areas where
you are traveling. In order to get things right for you, please
come to the surgery and complete a Travel Form, telling us about
your travel plans. This is passed to our nurses. Please allow
them a week to make these checks then ring back to discuss what
help you may need and to arrange immunisations. You can print off
a Travel Form from this web
site if you like. (one form per person traveling)
If you require more detailed travel advice we suggest you look at
these web sites:
www.doh.gov.uk
www.travelhealth.co.uk
fit
for travel (NHS Scotland site)
Alternatively there is
an excellent booklet you can pick up from the Post Office with an
E111 (European Union travel insurance form)
Payments
Please be aware that most travel immunisation and advice is covered
by the NHS.
Most anti-malaria tablets can be bought directly from the chemist.
There are some however that we have to prescribe for you on a non-NHS
prescription. The chemist will ask you to pay for the cost of the
tablets and the practice will charge a fee of £10.00.
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