If you plan to travel outside of the UK, it is possible that you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

In the UK, our childhood immunisation programme provides protection from a number of diseases but it does not cover many of the infectious diseases native to the other countries.

To find out which vaccinations are necessary or recommended for the areas that you plan to travel to, we recommend the following websites: 

Travel Health Pro

NHS Fit for Travel

Some travel vaccines are free of charge by the NHS because they protect against diseases that would represent the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.

These vaccines are:

• Polio (given as a combined diphtheria / tetanus / polio jab)

• Typhoid

• Hepatitis A

You can contact us to arrange to have any of the vaccines listed above that you need at the surgery.

The following vaccines are not provided by the NHS. These will have to be paid for privately and administered at a private clinic, although many people will already been vaccinated against Hepatitis B, Meningitis and tuberculosis as part of their routine childhood immunisations. The cost of these vaccines will vary according to which vaccine it is, and how many doses you need.

• Cholera

• Hepatitis B

• Japanese encephalitis

• Meningococcal meningitis

• Rabies

• Tick-borne encephalitis

• Tuberculosis (TB)

• Yellow fever

If you require any of the non-NHS vaccinations listed above, there are a number of private travel clinics operating locally. The details for these providers can be found online. 

Select the region you are travelling to find out more about the country you are visiting.

 Africa

Central Asia

East Asia

Australasia & Pacific

Caribbean

Central America

Europe & Russia

Middle East

North America

South America & Antarctica

Useful travel health links

For more travel health information please visit the following websites:

• Fit for Travel 
  The best starting point for excellent advice and information about worldwide travel
• The National Travel Health Network and Centre 
  Department of Health travel information website
• Department of Health 
  Lots of information: Travelling in Europe and E111, all aspects of planning your trip
• The Foreign and Commonwealth Office 
  Advice on where is safe to travel and visas. Links to British Embassies across the globe
• Lonely Planet 
  'Warts and all' advice on destinations across the world and travel tips
• World Health Organisation 
  WHO site with latest disease outbreaks.