Travel Health

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Do you need vaccinations?

Our Nurses can provide comprehensive travel health advice and arrange for appropriate immunisations. Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.

Please arrange an appointment for a travel consultation at a minimum of 8 weeks before departure if possible.

Due to high demand at busy times of year it may not always be possible to offer you an appointment in time for your trip and you may be advised to book an appointment at a private travel clinic. 

Travel advice is covered by the NHS; however some vaccinations and prescriptions are only available privately. Please ask at Reception for prices.  Payment for non-NHS services must be made at the first travel appointment.

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 (minimum of 8 weeks) before your journey. Due to high demand at busy times of year it may not always be possible to offer you an appointment in time for your trip and you may be advised to book an appointment at a private travel clinic. 

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

Healthcare Cover abroad (GHIC and EHIC) for information on the cover available and to apply for a UK Global Health Insurance Card or a UK European Health Insurance Card (EHIC).  

If your UK GHIC or EHIC is expiring, you can apply for a new one up to nine months before the expiry date.
NHS Overseas Healthcare Services will not process reapplications sent before this date, but if your card has been lost or stolen, you can apply for a reissue online.

The NHS logo, a Global Health Insurance (GHIC) card and the words, apply for a new UK GHIC up to nine months before your card expires.