Medical Advice for Travellers.
The Surgery is unable to offer you telephone or other advice whilst you are abroad. You should always ensure you have adequate medical insurance and are able to seek advice locally should the need arise. Our GPs are unable to examine you and we lack the medical indemnity cover to provide treatment to patients abroad (even if you are usually registered here).
We are able to provide a 3 month supply of prescriptions if you are away for any length of time. Please state that you are going away when you order you next prescription if you require an additional supply. Any further medication must be sought away.
Travel Vaccination Clinic and Advice
We have recently updated our procedure for obtaining a travel appointment at the practice.
If you are traveling to two or fewer countries, please call the surgery to book an appointment.
This appointment must be at least 8 weeks in advance of our departure to allow appropriate time for courses of any necessary vaccinations to be completed.
Please be aware we have a limited number of appointments available, so plan in advance to avoid disappointment.
Once this appointment is booked, we will invite you to complete a questionnaire detailing your trip, offer travel advice, review your immunisations and administer any necessary vaccinations.
We are able to administer the following free NHS vaccines
- Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio (combined vaccines)
- Typhoid
- Hepatitis A
- Cholera
We will also be able to advise you of any recommended additional non-nhs vaccines which you should seek from a private provider.
If you have a complex itinerary, covering more than two countries, or require vaccines at short notice, we are unable to offer you an appointment at the surgery and you should consider a private travel clinic from the outset.
You can access your vaccine history via the NHS app or online services, or we are able to provide a printout to be collected from reception if required.
General travel advice is available to download below, as well as links to other resources.
- General Travel Advice
- Nathnac (National Travel Health Network and Centre)
- Masta