Travel Health
Travel Clinic
We only offer the free NHS vaccines - Hep A, Typhoid, Diptheria/tetanus/polio and cholera. All other travel vaccines/medications have to be sourced privately. If you wish to have a travel vaccination please complete a Travel Risk Assessment Form available below or from reception at least 10 - 12 weeks before the date of travel. You will also need to attend a private travel clinic if travelling in less than 6 weeks time.
Travel Risk Assessment Form
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.
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
Pre-existing Conditions
CCG Policy for Medication for Pre-existing conditions
Going abroad for less than THREE months
- Medication required for a pre-existing condition should be provided in a sufficient quantity. Most prescriptions will cover holiday periods but if a repeat is due during the trip, the GP may be able to give an early repeat (usually one and no more than three months).
- Where medication requires frequent monitoring (i.e. blood tests, blood pressure etc.), it may not be appropriate for the GP to prescribe for extended periods. Providing a prescription for longer than the normal 28 days supply is at Practice discretion.
- Patients may require a letter stating the drug name and condition it is being taken for to prove medicines are for medical use to the patient. There is a charge for this service
Going abroad for more than THREE months and/or moving abroad permanently
- A GP will only provide the regular repeat prescription of a sufficient quantity (maximum 3 months) in order to get to the destination.
- Patients should be advised to register with a local doctor for continuing medication (this may need to be paid for by the patient). It is wise for the patient to check with the manufacturer that medicines required are available in the country they are moving to.
- Patients may require a letter stating the drug name and condition it is being taken for to prove medicines are for medical use to the patient. This is at the GPs discretion and may be charged for.