Travel Health

TRAVEL ADVICE

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to have an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required. 

We would recommend you arrange a travel advice appointment at least 12 weeks before you travel.  Due to ongoing pressures on NHS services, there are fewer appointments available for travel advice. 

Please could you complete the Travel Risk Assessment form below and bring it into the surgery. This will need to be done at least 12 weeks prior to your travel date. The practice nurse will then contact you at a later date to make you an appointment. PLEASE NOTE: It may not always be possible to accommodate your request for an appointment and you may be directed to an alternative service on these occasions.

A local provider of this service is:

Rowlands Pharmacy, Littlemoor Shopping Centre, Littlemoor Road, Weymouth, DT3 6NQ

Telephone - 01305 814828

OR

Boots Pharmacy, 12-13 Cornhill, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 1BQ

Tel - 01305 264340

Alternatively you can search online for travel advice.

PLEASE NOTE:  if you have your travel vaccinations elsewhere, please let us know so we can update your medical record and cancel any travel vaccination appointments you may have made with us.

TRAVEL ASSESSMENT FORM

We offer a full travel advice and immunisation service. If you are travelling abroad please complete and submit the travel form in plenty of time (we recommend at least 12 weeks) before your journey.

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

 

Travel Vaccination Prices

Travel advice is covered by the NHS; however some vaccinations and prescriptions are only available privately. Payment for non-NHS services must be made at the first travel appointment.

Page last reviewed: 05 September 2023
Page created: 05 September 2023