If you’re travelling abroad, please contact us in plenty of time to arrange any vaccinations you may need. We require at least 8 weeks’ notice before you travel, to allow time for your vaccinations to take effect and for us to organise your appointments.
Travel Questionnaire
Contact us online to get started — this is the quickest way to begin your travel vaccination request.
Contact us online and choose “other medical request,” then complete the travel questionnaire.
Prefer another way? You can also provide your travel information by email or as a printed form from surgery reception.
Once we have your questionnaire, our nurse will contact you by phone or text with advice on which vaccines are recommended for your trip, and how long your travel appointment is likely to take. Further appointments may be needed to complete your vaccinations.
Vaccines offered
- Hepatitis A (infectious Hepatitis) — first and second/booster doses
- Typhoid — first and second/booster doses
- Combined Hepatitis A and Typhoid — first and second/booster doses
- Tetanus, Diphtheria & Polio — as given in the combined Td/PV vaccine
- Cholera
- Yellow Fever
- Japanese B encephalitis
- Tick-borne encephalitis
- Rabies
For more information about travel vaccines, visit Fit for Travel.
Patient responsibility
Preparing for travel abroad is your responsibility. We offer travel advice and the necessary injections through travel clinics run by our practice nurse.
We only offer free NHS vaccines. For some additional vaccines, you may need to attend a local travel centre and pay separately.
Medication to delay your period
This practice doesn’t prescribe Norethisterone or other medication to delay periods for women and girls going on holiday or attending special events.
We continue to offer a full range of women’s health services, including treatment for menstrual problems such as painful or heavy periods — we’re just unable to advise on or prescribe medication specifically for period delay.
Norethisterone is available over the counter at participating pharmacies. Contact your local pharmacy so they can assess whether it’s suitable for you.
We don’t endorse any particular provider of period delay services offered by other accredited healthcare organisations.
More information: nhs.uk/conditions/periods
Planning ahead
Immunisations can take weeks to become effective, so contact us well in advance — at least 8–10 weeks before you travel. If you have a complicated itinerary, or you’re planning to go backpacking, we’d recommend contacting us several months ahead if possible.
If you travel abroad regularly, ask a nurse about follow-up immunisations — you may be able to build long-term immunity.