AUGUST 2023 – PLEASE NOTE – we are currently extremely busy with enquiries, and so advise that if your travel dates are before the end of 2023, and/or you are planning to visit more than one country, please call and attend the Travel Clinic at St Marys Hospital
Isle of Wight NHS Trust – Travel Clinic (iow.nhs.uk)
We offer advice on medication, vaccination and general health care to enable you to plan your holiday safely. A holiday vaccination form is available from reception or click here to download. Where possible it is advisable to complete this two months prior to your departure date. This will give the nurse enough time to check your current immunisation status and the requirements for your destination and return the form to you so appointments can be made if needed. Some vaccinations need to be given at least four weeks in advance to ensure cover. The NHS does not cover the cost of all medication needed for overseas travel and there may be a charge.
Alternatively, these services are readily available at certain Pharmacies and Private Clinics – contact your local pharmacy for more information.
Before you travel, it’s important to find out whether you will need vaccinations for the country you’re visiting. The following websites will help you.
• Travel Health
• Fit for Travel
• Masta
• Gov.uk for specific country travel advice
EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card
The Practice holds travel vaccines clinics where our practice nurses can offer medical advice regarding travel and administer vaccinations where appropriate.
It is very important that you plan far enough ahead of your travel, and that you make an appointment for at least 8 weeks before your date of travel. Before you book your appointment you will need to fill out a travel risk assessment form which you can pick up from reception or download from our website, and return to the Practice once completed, at least one week before your appointment.
The practice is not able to offer travel vaccine support at short notice.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
Yellow Fever and some other immunisations have to be done at a designated centre. We are unable to provide these vaccines at the Practice.
Vaccines which we can administer at the Practice include Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Tetanus, Diphtheria and Polio.
Vaccines which we cannot administer at the Practice include Yellow Fever, Rabies, Meningitis, Japanese Encephalitis, Hepatitis B.