General Advice

Our nurses will provide general travel advice according to practice protocols on your itinerary.

However, with people travelling to more exotic locations, multi destinations and backpacking we now recognise that some itineraries are outside the scope of our expertise. In these cases we will recommend that you contact MASTA on 0906 822 4100 who provide an excellent service and all you pay for is the phone call (60p/min). They also have a website www.masta.org.

There are also plenty of good sources of information available on the internet and we would recommend the following.

	Fit For Travel
	WHO International Travel and Health Page
	Foreign Office Travel Advice
	Health and Advice for travellers
	Department of Health Advice for Travellers

Vaccinations

Prior to travelling abroad, please see the nurse approximately 6 weeks beforehand. This allows time for immunisations to be given.

Some vaccinations are free of charge, others will cost a fee and others will involve you taking a private prescription for which there is a £15 charge per patient per prescription, to the chemist. (Note that the chemist will also charge for the cost of the vaccination and the dispensing cost.)

Useful vaccination web links

	Immunisation Guide
	Yellow fever Immunisation
	Tetanus Immunisation
	Polio Immunisation
	Hepatitis A Immunisation

Anti-Malarials

Again, please use MASTA for up to the minute advice on which areas of the world require tablets for malaria protection and which type.

Most can be bought over the counter from the chemist but some will require a private prescription from your GP at a £15 charge per prescription per patient. (Note that the chemist will charge for the cost of the tablets and the dispensing cost).

Any other medication solely requested for travel purposes e.g. antibiotics in case of Traveller's diarrhoea will also incur a £15 private prescription charge.

	M.A.S.T.A
	Malaria Prevention

Medical advice

Some patients who feel they are at a particular high risk from travelling may wish to discuss their travel arrangements with their GP. However, our nurses are capable of answering most questions and will call upon the GP’s advice if they feel the question lies outside their expertise.