Travel Health
If you are travelling we suggest you look at this website:
http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/
If you wish to get further advice please make an appointment to see
the practice nurse. It will be very helpful to print off the
following Travel Form and bring it in completed to your appointment.
Please download and complete our Travel Form.
Click here.
Many vaccinations that are required for foreign travel are
available on the NHS.
These include:
- Tetanus
- Diptheria
- Polio
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
Other recommended vaccines are not available on the NHS and
therefore will be issued privately.
The following information is a guide to obtaining these vaccines.
YELLOW FEVER
One injection lasts 10yrs. International official certificate
issued. In stock here. Fee £45.
HEPATITIS B
To obtain good levels of protection it is advisable to have 3
injections. These can be given either as: 0,1month,6months
Or: 0,1month,2months,12months
Hepatitis B is kept in stock and the fee is £35 for each vaccine.
RABIES
Available only on a private prescription which you will need to
request from your GP. A charge of £10 will be made.
The Chemist will issue the vaccines and charge you for the cost of
the vaccine. The vaccines should be kept in the fridge and brought
in for the Nurse to administer.
The schedule is Day 0,Day 7 and Day 21-28
JAPANESE B ENCEPHALITIS
Not available at this practice
Available at St Peters Medical Centre, Oxford Street. T.606636 or
Sussex Travel Clinic 30 The Drive Hove T.749100
CHOLERA
Oral preparation available on a private prescription from your GP
£10 charge plus cost of medication
MENINGITIS ACWY
Can be ordered in by Nurses. Cost £52
MALARIA
Private prescription (£10). The chemist will charge for the cost of
the tablets
Do we have your current contact details? Please inform us if you have
changed your address, name or telephone numbers.
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