Any patient wishing to travel overseas should check if they are travelling to an area that requires travel vaccinations, and also whether or not there are any restrictions on what medicines they can take into that country. Some countries have very strict laws about medicines and some routine prescriptions may be illegal in some countries.
Further information and advice about travelling abroad with medicines can be found at: www.gov.uk/travelling-controlled-drugs
Please also look at the attached document, taken from the Gov.UK website, for information on foreign embassy contact details: Contact Details for Foreign Embassies
Please ask at reception for a Travel Health Questionnaire;this can be sent to you via text and should be read and completed. If you are travelling in less than 6 weeks time, we will advise you of what vaccines you may require. However, due to pressure on appointments we may not be able to offer the vaccines at short notice at the surgery.
Once the questionnaire has been completed, one of our Practice Nurses will assess what vaccinations are needed and contact the patient to make an appointment. Please be aware that should a whole family require travel vaccinations we will try our best to give appointments together but this may not always be possible. One appointment is for one person: for our nurses to provide you with accurate, up to date and safe travel advice and vaccinations it is only possible to see one person per 20 minute appointment slot.
We only provide NHS Travel vaccines. Our Practice Nurses will advise if any private travel vaccines are needed and where these may be obtained.
Malaria medication is only available from Private Travel Clinics.
Further information can be obtained from http://travelhealthpro.org.uk/ or
www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk
Please be aware that in line with our Practice Policy on repeat medication ordering we will issue no more than two months supply of regular medication to anyone travelling away from their home whether it be in the United Kingdom or abroad. Should you be travelling for longer, or you know that your medication will run out before your return home, you should make arrangements at your travel destination to secure an additional supply.