Travel

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel, we advise patients to first visit the following websites as a guide to their own health risk.

• Travel Health Pro County Information
• Fit for Travel
• NHS Travel Vaccinations

Please Note: Only NHS vaccines are available at the surgery (Polio, Typhoid, Hepatitis A). All other vaccines should be paid for and arranged by booking with a private health clinic.

The first step to arranging a travel assessment is by completing our travel questionnaire. This can be requested by contacting the surgery who will send you a text with a link to complete the form. The travel questionnaire will then be reviewed by the practice nurse team and the reception team will be in touch to arrange the necessary vaccinations.

Please note that the surgery needs a minimum of 6 weeks notice, any less you will be advised to contact a private travel clinic.

It is always a wise precaution to pack some essential items in case of illness on holiday. Do choose medicines according to your needs and the country you are intending to visit. lf you take prescription medicines regularly remember to pack them too.

You may want to consider packing the following:

• Paracetamol Travel Sickness tablets Plasters and a small crepe bandage
• Rehydration solutions such as Dioralyte, Anti diarrhoeal for example lmodium
• High factor sunscreen
• Anti material tablets, Water purification tablets, Insect repellent
• Condoms and other contraceptives
• Sunhats for yourself and children

In many tropical countries, mosquitoes can spread diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, West Nile, Malaria, Yellow Fever and Zika. Here are three simple rules you should follow to reduce your risk of infections spread by mosquitoes.

Avoid insect bites at all times including during the day. It is important to:

• Cover up
• Use repellents
• Use nets

More information can be found at Gov.UK