Travel Information

Travel 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. 

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

Prescribing for Patients Traveling Abroad

Malaria prophylaxis

• Antimalarials are not available at NHS expense for malaria prophylaxis and most medicines for prophylaxis against malaria are available over-the-counter at community pharmacies.
• If a prescription only medicine is required for prophylaxis, this should be prescribed privately and the practice may charge for providing the private prescription.

Non-NHS travel vaccinations
The following travel vaccines are not available at NHS expense when exclusively given for travel purposes:

• Japanese encephalitis
• Tick-borne encephalitis
• Meningitis ACWY (quadrivalent meningococcal meningitis vaccine; A, C, Y and W135)
• Rabies
• Tuberculosis
• Yellow fever
•  Hepatitis B
• Combined hepatitis A and B vaccine is not supported for prescribing on the NHS for travel purposes within Mid and South Essex ICB. Patients requiring both vaccines for travel purposes should be offered hepatitis A vaccine as an NHS service and hepatitis B vaccine separately as a private service.