Travel Vaccinations available from St Marys Medical Centre
Here at St Mary’s, we can administer Travel vaccines that are available free on the NHS.
If you require vaccinations when travelling abroad, you will need to collect and complete the form available at our reception desk well in advance of your intended travel date.
We will require a minimum of 6-8 weeks’ notice before your vaccination booking. We require this time to enable us to check your record and order to the vaccinations as these are not items, we routinely stock. Please bear in mind you will also need an appointment with the practice nurse to administer the vaccination so prior notice is essential for us to facilitate this.
Which travel vaccines are free and available from us?
The following travel vaccines are available free on the NHS from your GP surgery:
- polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab)
- typhoid
- hepatitis A
- cholera
These vaccines are free because they protect against diseases thought to represent the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.
The following vaccinations are not available from St Marys Medical Centre and are not available on the NHS so if any of the following are required you would need to seek alternative arrangements for these to be administered.
Which travel vaccines will I have to pay for and are NOT available from us?
You'll have to pay for travel vaccinations against and seek alternative arrangements to receive the following vaccinations from alternative sources than your GP:
- hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis
- meningitis
- rabies
- tick-borne encephalitis
- tuberculosis (TB)
- yellow fever
Yellow fever vaccines are only available from designated centres.
The cost of travel vaccines that are not available on the NHS will vary, depending on the vaccine and number of doses you need.
It's worth considering this when budgeting for your trip.
Other things to consider
There are other things to consider when planning your travel vaccinations, including:
- your age and health – you may be more vulnerable to infection than others; some vaccines cannot be given to people with certain medical conditions.
- working as an aid worker – you may come into contact with more diseases in a refugee camp or helping after a natural disaster.
- working in a medical setting – a doctor, nurse or another healthcare worker may require additional vaccinations.
- contact with animals – you may be more at risk of getting diseases spread by animals, such as rabies.
If you're only travelling to countries in northern and central Europe, North America or Australia, you're unlikely to need any vaccinations.
But it's important to check that you're up to date with routine vaccinations available on the NHS.
More information on what travel vaccinations is required in which countries can be found on the following links:
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/travel-vaccinations/jabs/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/vaccinations/