Travel Vaccinations
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.
There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below
Due to a supply shortage we will be unable to provide the following immunisations
HEPETITIS B
TYPHOID
HEPETITIS A
We do have a travel vaccination clinic who can provide these imunisation, but please be aware there may be a charge for them.
Travel Vaccination clinic
Telephone number: 01612130394
Address: Westwood Pharmacy, 69-71 Featherstall Road, Oldham, OL96QB
Advice on Medicines and Vaccines for Patients Travelling Outside the UK
Under NHS legislation, the NHS ceases to have responsibility for people when they leave the UK.
GP’s are not required to provide prescriptions for the treatment of a condition that may arise while the patient is abroad.
For example:
- Sun cream/lotions
- Pain relief
- Antidiarrhoeals
- Travel sickness medicines
For Prescription Only Medicines (POM), patients may be offered and charged for a
private prescription e.g. Ciprofloxacin for traveller’s diarrhoea. The GMS contract
allows items for travel to be prescribed by GPs for patients on their NHS list
Drugs for malaria prophylaxis not prescribable on the NHS
- Patients should be advised to purchase where possible over the counter.
- For prescription only medicines (eg. Doxycycline, Lariam®, Malarone® and
Maloprim®), GPs may charge for and issue a private prescription.
Travel vaccines
Travel vaccines available through the NHS
All other travel vaccinations are not available on the NHS and must therefore must be offered to patients via a private prescription;
- Meningitis ACWY
- Tick Borne Encephalitis
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Rabies
- Yellow Fever Vaccine
PATIENTS TRAVELLING ABROAD FOR 3 MONTHS OR LESS
For patients who will be out of the UK for less than 3 months, it is reasonable
for your GP to provide sufficient medicines for an existing condition as long as it is safe to do so
PATIENTS LIVING/TRAVELLING ABROAD FOR MORE THAN 3 MONTHS OF THE YEAR
At his discretion your GP can only prescribe up to a maximum of 3 months medication. If you are leaving the UK for more than three months, it is your responsibility to obtain further supplies when you reach your destination.
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 stocked vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.
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.
Travel Health Questionnaire
To help us offer the appropriate advice, please fill out the online form before coming to see the nurse.
Travel Questionnaire
Travelling in Europe
If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)