Travel Vaccinations and Advice

Vaccinations

If you're planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

Our practice nurses are available by appointment to offer medical advice regarding travel and vaccinations where appropriate. 

Please note: You may need a specialist travel consultation (private) for situations listed below which we cannot provide under the NHS:

  • High altitude / climbers
  • Deep sea divers
  • People on immunosuppressants, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, you may also need to speak with your consultant.
  • High altitude / climbers
  • Deep sea divers
  • People on immunosuppressants, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, you may also need to speak with your consultant.

 

Which travel vaccines do I need?

You can find out which vaccinations are necessary or recommended for the areas you'll be visiting on these websites:

Some countries require proof of vaccination (for example, for polio or yellow fever vaccination), which must be documented on an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) before you enter or when you leave a country.

Find out more about the vaccines available for travellers abroad.

Please note: We do not offer all travel vaccinations. We don't administer the following and they would need to be done at a private clinic:

  • Hep B
  • Japanese encephalitis
  • Meningitis vaccines
  • Rabies
  • Tick borne encephalitis
  • TB
  • Yellow fever – only available from designated centres.
  • Malaria

The following organisations can provide you with travel vaccinations and travel advice:

Please book an appointment at least 8 weeks before your departure to discuss your travel vaccinations. We have limited appointments so if we are unable to book you in, you will either need to check with us regularly to see if any become available or if your travel is imminent, you may need to check with another service to see if they can help.

Travel

Travel @ Great Holm

We offer a full travel and advice immunisation service. If you are travelling abroad please complete our Travel Risk Assessment Form in plenty of time (We recommend 6-8 weeks) before your journey.

Find our more about Travel Vaccinations on nhs.uk

Please book an appointment at least 8 weeks before your departure date to discuss your travel vaccinations. We have limited appointments so if we are unable to book you in, you will either need to check with us regularly to see if any become available or if your travel is iminent, you may need to check with another service to see if they can help.

 

NHS Travel Services

  • Travel vaccines required.
  • Information around country i.e. any outbreaks
  • Basic travel advice i.e. disease prevalence, non-vaccine preventable diseases and hand/food hygiene

 

NHS Travel Vaccines Given Here

  • Polio (combined with Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio)
  • Typhoid
  • Hep A
  • Cholera – oral solution(prescription)

These vaccines are dependent on national stock, if they are not available to order by us you may need to go to a private clinic.

Travel @ Shenley Church End

Travel forms should be collected for each family member six weeks prior to travel so sufficient notice can be given for any vaccines requiring private travel clinic apppointments.
 
Once your form is received, all forms will be logged on a waiting list and assessed in order of date of travel.
 
Your travel from will then be assessed.
 
Once your travel form is assessed, patients will be booked into desginated travel slots organised by the travel team. 
 
Shenley Church End aim to vaccinate travellers 2-3 weeks before travel but will look at your form prior so that enough notice can be given for private travel clinic vaccinations. 
 
 

NHS Travel Vaccines Given Here

  • Polio (combined with Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio)
  • Typhoid
  • Hep A
  • Cholera – oral solution(prescription)
 
Patients are advised to go to private travel clinic for any other vaccines and Malaria prescriptions.

Travel @ Stony Stratford

Please contact the surgery and request to speak with the Reception Team. The Receptionist will assist you in completing a travel form over the phone. Once the form is completed, an appointment with a travel nurse will be scheduled, provided it is 6-8 weeks before your intended travel date.
 
The travel appointment will typically last around 20 minutes. If you are traveling as a family, you may attend the appointment together, with an additional 10 minutes allocated for each extra person (e.g., a family of three would have a 40-minute appointment).
 
After the travel form is completed, it will be reviewed by the nursing staff to determine which vaccines are required and to check your vaccination history. If no vaccines are needed, a nurse will contact you to cancel the appointment. If you do not hear from us after booking, please assume the appointment will proceed as planned.

NHS Travel Vaccines Given Here

  • Polio (combined with Diphtheria, Tetanus & Polio)
  • Typhoid
  • Hep A
  • Cholera – oral solution(prescription

 

No Yellow Fever Vaccinations.