Travel Health
Do you need vaccinations?
Our Nurses can provide comprehensive travel health advice and arrange for appropriate immunisations. Please arrange an appointment for a travel consultation at least 6-8 weeks before departure if possible. Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.
Travel Assessment
We offer a travel advice and immunisation service. If you are travelling abroad, please complete and submit the travel form in plenty of time (we recommend 6-8 weeks) before your journey. Also, contact our Reception to book a 20 minute appointment with the Nurse to discuss and administer any vaccinations required. This is usually administered 6 weeks prior to travel. Please be advised that each member of the family will require their own individual 20 minute appointment with the Nurse.
Vaccines available via the NHS
Name of Vaccine | Duration of Vaccine | Number of doses required | Comments |
Typhoid | 3 years | 1 | |
Hep A 1st | 1 year | 1 | For long term protection 2nd Hep A between 6-12 months after first dose |
Hep A 2nd | 20 years | 1 | |
Hep Junior (From age 1 - 15) | 1 year | 1 | As above for 2nd Hep A if longer term protection required |
Diptheria | 10 years | 1 | These 3 vaccines can only be given combined |
Polio | 10 years | 1 | |
Tetanus | 10 years | 1 |
Vaccines not free via the NHS
Hepatitis B | |||||||
Rabies | |||||||
Yellow Fever | |||||||
Cholera | |||||||
Japanese B Encephalitis | |||||||
Please contact the Travel Clinic (01233 503666) for information and availability of these vaccines |
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
EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card