Please note that some of the vaccinations courses take 3 months, so think about travel arrangements well in advance of your travel dates. Remember that requirements may differ depending on the type of holiday or work you may be undertaking. A holiday spending 2 weeks in a resort will sometimes require fewer vaccinations than a holiday backpacking in areas with few tourists.

If you are planning a holiday abroad and are likely to need vaccinations or just advice, you first need to complete a travel form. This form can be downloaded here or collected from Reception. Please give as much detail as you can about your intended trip, including a full itinerary, to help the Practice Nurses properly assess your needs.

Once completed, return the travel form to the surgery. Our reception staff will then book you an appointment with the Practice Nurse in two or more weeks after receipt of the completed travel form. Please ensure you provide a daytime telephone number so the Practice Nurse can call you if there are any queries on the information you have provided.

For online travel health information, visit http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk/ 

Travel vaccinations are not all provided free of charge on the NHS. We do not keep all vaccinations in stock and some have to be ordered and paid for in advance. Please be aware that no refund will be given once vaccines have been ordered.

Common Vaccinations required are:

 Malaria Tablets: Have to be started before you go on holiday. It depends which tablets you take as to when they have to be started and what the cost is. Some types of anti-malarial tablets can be bought over the counter, rather than having to be prescribed, but you can only use certain tablets in certain countries, so please check with the Practice Nurse and on the website.

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