The Practice does not provide a specialist travel service. You can access travel advice from your local community pharmacy or the private sector.

We would be happy to provide you with a copy of your vaccination record.

If you are travelling abroad you should visit your provider in the Private Sector or Community Pharmacy to find out which vaccines you need. Ideally this should be at least 3 months before you travel. Do not leave it until the week before you go, as many vaccines need to be given a few weeks before travelling to ensure full effectiveness.

Your specialist provider will tell you which vaccines you need to get before travelling. Some of these vaccines will be available on the NHS but others are not.

GPs can give the following vaccines on the NHS:

• Diptheria
• Hepatitis A
• Polio
• Tetanus
• Typhoid

Storage of Vaccines

The vaccines should be stored appropriately, as advised by the community pharmacist until your appointment with a Practice Nurse who will then administer the vaccine.