Travel Service

We are now a MASTA Travel health Centre and we offer a comprehensive Travel Health Service to both our own patients and anyone else in the locality.  Our telephone number for patients to ring and leave a message on with regards to travel vaccinations is 01733 704457.  For our patients please see our Travel health leaflet.  Non patients please look on the Masta Travel help site first - www.masta.com

In order to assist us to make a full assessment of the potential risks to your health from your planned travel, we would ask that you make a Travel Clinic appointment with our Practice Nurse. Ideally, this appointment should be made around the time of booking your holiday, at least 6 weeks before you travel.

Travel risks vary considerably, and for this reason we allow a minimum of 20 minutes for each appointment. We would aim to give you any necessary vaccinations at this appointment, to save you having to return. As some vaccines are not available on the NHS there may be a private fee charged and this will be discussed at your appointment.  Please see our Travel Clinic Charges.

At your appointment we may ask the following questions to help us plan for your trip:-

  • When are you departing and for how long?
  • Where are you going, including the destinations within a country?
  • Where are you staying, e.g. backpacking, camping, hotels?
  • Are you planning to undertake any high risk activities?
  • Have you taken out travel insurance and have you informed the company of any existing medical condition?
  • If female and of child bearing age, is there any possibility you could be pregnant, or are you planning a pregnancy?
  • Do you have any medical conditions, or a history of significant medical illness? (these can influence the choice of malaria tablets we recommend)

Useful External Websites

It would help us greatly if you had some awareness of the travel problems that you may be at risk from on your trip before you come for your appointment.

Please look at the following website, to read the information for the county you are visiting www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk

Other useful websites to look at are:-

We look forward to seeing you at your appointment.