Travel Advice

You should get information before you travel so that vaccinations can be planned, ideally no later than:

Holidays – at least 8 weeks before you travel
Backpackers and working abroad – 3-6 months before you travel

Your practice or surgery will need to know:

  • Departure and return dates
  • Countries visiting
  • Type of stay (holiday, backpack, occupational etc)
  • Allergies
  • Female patients – pregnant now or wanting to be
  • Vaccines you have had previously

There is a charge for most vaccines and not all may be available so you may be referred to other practices or specialist travel clinics for some vaccines.

Further Travel Resources

The NHS Website – Cover you healthcare abroad

European Health Insurance Card (formerly E111)

The NHS Website – Travel vaccinations

GOV.UK Foreign Travel Advice – A-Z of countries

Fitfortravel (NHS/Health Protection Scotland)

Lonely Planet