If you are arranging foreign travel or a holiday that may require immunisations, please can you complete the online travel form shown below, which will then send you onto the NHS Forth Valley hub for Travel Vaccinations.
Travel Form
The Travel appointments are very busy and it is advisable to make arrangements to have your travel vaccinations well in advance of your travel date as last minute appointments are seldom available.
We require a MINIMUM of 6 – 8 WEEKS NOTICE before your date of travel and would ask for 8 weeks during peak periods such as travel dates in July/August, particularly in the event a series of vaccinations are required. All vaccinations should be administered at least 2 weeks before you travel in order for them to be effective. Please be aware that some immunisations may not be covered under the NHS.
If they cannot offer you a suitable appointment there are alternative private travel clinics. Details of these clinics are noted below.
Other Travel Clinics
GECKO Travel Clinic Airthrey Park Medical Centre University of Stirling FK9 4NJ | 01786 845542 07769 172357 | [email protected] |
Glasgow Airport ((this clinic has a satellite clinic which is held locally – to arrange an appointment please telephone the number above) | 0141 848 4800 | |
Kennington Centre, Glasgow | 0141 429 0913 | |
Ochilview Travel Health Clinic Newlands Road Reddingmuirhead Falkirk FK2 0DY | 01324 715876 | [email protected] |
CHARGES Note: these services are for our Practice registered patients only
Some travel immunisations and anti-malarial treatments fall outside the remit of the NHS and recent changes in NHS policy have made it necessary to introduce charges for some treatments. These charges are in line with other Practices in the region and are noted below.The doctor will give you a private prescription for your vaccine and anti-malarial medication. Please note that you will also be required to pay the Pharmacist for your vaccine and anti-malarial medication. Pharmacy charges may vary and it is wise to shop around.
Please note only the undernoted vaccines are available on NHS Prescriptions:-
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Diphtheria
- Tetanus
- Polio
Prescription for non-NHS immunisation | £30 |
Yellow fever immunisation and certificate | £50 |
Prescription for anti-malarial treatment | £15 |
Vaccine certificate | £10 |
Non-NHS Immunisations include the following: | |
Hepatitis B | £45 per course (3 injections) |
Junior Hepatitis B | |
Jap B Encephalitis | |
Cholera | |
Meningitis A & C | |
Rabies | £45 per course (3 injections) |
Healthy Travel Leaflet
You may find the following leaflet helpful when making your travel arrangements.
Malaria
Malaria is a serious tropical disease spread by mosquitoes. If it isn’t diagnosed and treated promptly, it can be fatal.
A single mosquito bite is all it takes for someone to become infected.
Please download our useful leaflet on Mosquito Advice
Hepatitis immunisation
Immunisation against infectious Hepatitis (Hepatitis A) is available free of charge on the NHS in connection with travel abroad. However Hepatitis B is not routinely available free of charge and therefore you may be charged for this vaccination when requested in connection with travel abroad
Fit for Travel
If you wish further information before you travel please click the link for Fit For Travel where further information can be obtained relating to your holiday/travel destination.
Excess quantities of regular repeat prescriptions
A Scottish home and Health Department circular from 1971 clarifies the position on prescribing for patients going abroad for extended periods. It states:-
“If a patient intends to go away for a longer period(than two to three week’s holiday) he/she may not be regarded as a resident of this country and would not be entitled to the benefits of the National Health Service…. It may not be in the patient’s best interest for him/her to continue to self-medication over such longer periods…. If a patient is going abroad for a long period, he/she should be prescribed sufficient drugs to meet his/her requirements only until such time as he can place himself/herself in the care of a doctor at his/her destination.”
Where ongoing medical attention is not necessary, the patient may be given a private prescription.