Travel Health
Change to travel advice and vaccinations service - effective July 2019
As there is increasing pressure on appointments for NHS services we have reviewed the provision of travel advice and vaccinations at Abbottswood and will no longer be carrrying out private travel vaccinations. This include Rabies, Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis, Tic borne Encephalitis, and Yellow fever.
We will continue to provide the free NHS vaccinations - which are Typhoid, Tetanus, Hepatitis A, Cholera, and MMR(measles/mumps/rubella).
Please read the following information carefully which explains how you can access services to ensure you are adequately protected for foreign travel.
Ideally 3 months before your intended date of travel you should:
- Look at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/travel-vaccinations/ to see which vaccinations are recommended for the destinations(s) you are visiting.
- Ask Abbottswood reception for a print out from your records of the vaccinations you have had. Some of these may still be effective, others may need to be repeated. The information at the end of this document tells you more about the schedules for NHS vaccines.
- Once you have got travel advice and know which vaccines you require you can then book an appointment with one of the practice nurses for administration of any NHS vaccines that are needed.
- Other vaccines can be accessed through private travel clinics, of which there are several fairly, close by. These can be found by an internet search. For example is one provider is https://www.masta-travel-health.com/ where you will find details of clinics in our area ou can contact to arrange a consultation.
You can also find useful information about travel at https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/
The schedules for free NHS vaccines are as follows
Hepatitis A - Adults and Children - Require two doses 6-12 months apart, protection occurs after one dose, second dose required for 25 years of protection if still at continued risk.
Typhoid - Adults - Can be given every three years as a booster dose if required by the country and you are still at continued risk due to travel abroad.
Children - Can be given to children over the age of 2 years if required by the country and a booster dose given every 3 years if still at continued risk due to travel abroad.
Tetanus - Adults - Can be given every 10 years if required by the country and you are still at continued risk due to travel abroad.
Children - Tetanus is part of the childhood immunisations schedule. The child will need to be up to date with all childhood vaccinations which are given as a baby, pre-school, and on school leaving.
Cholera - Adults and Children over 6 years - Booster given every 2 years if required by the country and you are still at continued risk due to travel abroad.
Children 2 to 6 years - Booster given every 6 months if required by the country and you are still at continued risk.
MMR (Measles, Mumps, and Rubella) - Adults - Two recorded doses of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella.
Children - MMR is part of the childhood immunisation schedule. All children over the age of 3 years and four months who do not have two recorded doses of Measles, Mumps, and Rubella remain eligible for this vaccine.
Regional Information
For health information, news, and advice regarding travel visit the Fit for Travel website.
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.