It is important to make an initial appointment with the Practice nurse as early as possible, and certainly at least 6 weeks before you travel, to discuss any vaccinations you may need. The discussion will include which countries and areas within countries you are visiting, to determine what vaccinations are required. A second appointment will be booked to actually receive the vaccinations at least 2 weeks prior to your travel allow the vaccines to take effect.
There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below:
It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to take effect.
Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS. It’s not worth skipping travel vaccinations. Infectious diseases can make you very sick, spoil your holiday and even kill or cripple you. Vaccinations protect you against many travel-related infections, such as yellow fever, typhoid and hepatitis A.
Travelling in Europe
If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.