TRAVEL CLINIC

Buckingham Terrace Medical Practice – Advice for Travellers.

Pre-travel advice and immunization is carried out by our practice nurses, please make an appointment with the nurse for initial travel advice. Pre-travel planning is not solely about vaccines and tablets. Advice regarding everyday precautions and country-specific recommendations will be given during a travel health consultation to minimise health risks associated with travel.

For overseas travel that will last more than one month it is best to see the practice nurse for travel advice at least 6 weeks before travel. For shorter trips visit at least 3 weeks before travel. Some courses of vaccine take 3-4 weeks to complete. In general, the normal immune response takes approximately 2 weeks to work. This means protection from an infection will not occur immediately after immunization. You should be aware that at peak travel times appointments may be fully booked so early booking is strongly advised.

Please complete the Travel Risk Assessment Form and bring it with you to your appointment, this will help the nurse discuss which vaccines /anti-malarials are right for you. Click here to download the travel risk assessment form.

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Basic travel vaccines (Diptheria, Tetanus Polio Hepatitis A and Typhoid) are available on an NHS prescription. All other vaccines including Rabies, Hepatitis B and Meningitis ACWY will be issued on private prescription. This means you will have to pay a private prescription fee of £10.00* and you are liable for the full cost of the vaccines at the chemists. Yellow Fever vaccine is available direct from the surgery and costs £45*.

Please note that the practice does not prescribe Japanese B Encephalitis vaccine or Tick Borne Encephalitis vaccine. Click here to view the list of Glasgow Travel Clinics.

As a rough guideline a course of Rabies costs £100-£110, Hepatitis B £70-80, Meningitis ACWY £22-30 however these prices do vary from chemist to chemist*.

Anti-malarial tablets are also subject to a private prescription fee of £10.00* and you are liable for the full cost of the anti-malarials at the chemists.

You will find it useful to access the weblink: http://www.fitfortravel.scot.nhs.uk
This site gives information on vaccines / anti-malarials by destination along with useful advice on prevention of travel related illness such as travelers diarrhoea, insect borne infections, as well as problems relating to heat / altitude etc.

*All prices may be subject to change.