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Travel Advice
Why do you need travel advice?
If you are travelling then there is a chance that you may get an infection which may be preventable either through a vaccine programme or risk minimisation.
You may have illnesses e.g. diabetes where you need advice on how to take your insulin travelling across time zones.
You need to be seen 6 weeks before you travel
National guidelines actually suggest that you need to be seen at least 8 weeks prior to travel. Often patients who are travelling in the next week or so are seen, but vaccines do not provide full cover for many infections as they will not have time to work.
What you need to do before your appointment
Before your appointment you can contact MASTA. This is a recognised travel advice centre. There is a charge, approx £3 for a phone call or £3.49 on their website. (The NHS Direct website and fit for travel website are two other websites which will give you general travel advice, but may not be specific enough).
On contacting MASTA you will get up to date and precise information on your immunisation needs and as infections spread and change it is important that this is up to date.
Please bring the MASTA form with you to your appointment, this will save a lot of time.
You cannot get to the surgery for an appointment?
If you cannot get to see a nurse at the surgery due to other commitments (e.g. work), then there are many recognised travel clinics. See www.travelhealth.co.uk for a list of travel clinics.
How can I find out what I am immunised for?
You can request a copy of your immunisation records from the receptionist.
We will not know about vaccines you have had at travel clinics unless you tell us - so please keep a record of these and inform us what you have had.
You have contacted MASTA and looked at your immunisations and you only need some advice or malaria prophylaxis.
Then you could make a travel appointment with a nurse, who can give you both verbal advice and an appropriate prescription for malaria prevention.
Do we provide travel bags?
No, we do not provide medical bags. You will need to purchase these from either a travel clinic or a chemist.
What vaccines do we charge for?
We charge for Yellow Fever and Meningitis ACWY vaccinations (unless this is required for the Hajj or similar pilgrimages).
We do not provide Japanese Encephalitis or Rabies vaccinations. These can be obtained from specialist travel clinics.
Malaria Prophylaxis can be prescribed on normal prescription.
Certificates
We provide you with a written card of your vaccinations, this is free of charge. We are a licensed yellow fever centre and issue certificates for yellow fever vaccination
Other travel needs
Ensure that
a) you are fully insured for medical emergencies including repatriation. The 'T7' leaflet (from Post Offices) gives details of health care agreements between countries and is accompanied by an application form for the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The completed form must be submitted about 6 weeks before you plan to leave to allow the card to reach you on time. The EHIC entitles travellers to reduced-cost, sometimes free, medical treatment in most European countries.
b) you have enough medication, you may be on repeat prescription drugs - we can only give you a maximum of 12 weeks of tablets for travel. you can get a list of your medications & health problems from reception to take with you.
c) you have travel essentials e.g. suntan screen, condoms.
Contacts
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