Booking your Appointment with the Nurse
- Travel Risk Assessment:
If you're planning a trip abroad please dlownload and complete our Travel Risk Assessment form with details of your proposed journey. When completed hand it into reception. (Kindly note that this service is for registered patients only) - Travel Appointment:
Once you have submitted your form, please book a travel clinic appointment with the nurse, but please leave at least 5 working days between submitting the form and your appointment so we can process your details. - Please Allow Plenty of Time:
Patients are advised to allow plenty of time for vaccinations (at least two or three months) especially if traveling to an out-of-the-way place where they'll be living or working among local people. Some courses of vaccine such as rabies or Hepatitis B need to be given over several weeks.
If you are 4 weeks or within of date of travel you may be advised by our nurses to go to a local pharmacy that offers travel vaccinations.
Prescriptions
If you require a prescription for vaccinations this will be ready to collect 2 working days following your appointment.
Holiday Health
It is always a wise precaution to pack some essential items in case of illness on holiday. Do choose medicines according to your needs and the country you are intending to visit. lf you take prescription medicines regularly remember to pack them too.
You may want to consider packing the following:
- Paracetamol Travel Sickness tablets Plasters and a small crepe bandage
- Rehydration solutions such as Dioralyte, Anti diarrhoeal for example lmodium
- High factor sunscreen
- Anti material tablets, Water purification tablets, Insect repellent
- Condoms and other contraceptives
- Sunhats for yourself and children
Mosquito Bite Avoidance for Travellers
In many tropical countries, mosquitoes can spread diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, malaria, yellow fever and Zika. Here are five simple rules you should follow to reduce your risk of infections spread by mosquitoes.
Useful Travel Information Websites
The Travel Health Organisations section on this website has lots of useful links to help you.
Travel Vaccination Charges:
We offer most of the travel health service at no additional charge to the patient. However the NHS does not cover the cost of all the treatments you may need. Therefore, for some services you may need to pay.
Malaria Tablets are NOT provided on the NHS and sometimes can be bought over-the-counter or may require a private prescription. The nurse can advise regarding this or you could discuss with your pharmacist. REMEMBER some tablets have to be started at least one week before you travel and you need continue to take them when you return to the UK for the advised length of time.
A list of these charges is held at reception.