Booking your Appointment with the Nurse
Step 1: Complete a Travel Risk Assessment
If you're planning a trip abroad please complete an online Travel Risk Assessment with details of your proposed journey:
If you prefer you can download a pdf version of the Travel Risk Assessment form and leaflet (pdf) and complete it offline. Hand it into reception when completed.
Step 2: Book a Travel Appointment
After completing the form please contact the surgery to arrange your assessment appointment with our specially trained nurse. The nurse will then contact you as soon as possible (usually within 2 working days) and will advise on what vaccinations are recommended and whether any other precautions are needed.
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.
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.