Travel Health

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Do you need vaccinations?

Our practice nurses can provide travel health advice and may be able to offer some or all of the necessary immunisations at the surgery.

Please arrange a telephone appointment for a travel consultation at least 6-8 weeks before departure. Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks at a separate travel clinic. If you require any vaccines or medication not provided by the NHS, you will need to contact an alternative private provider. We do not endorse any private providers but CityDoc is in the Ashford area.

Please click here for advice specific to your travel destination.

If you have full access to the NHS App you will be able to see a list of the vaccinations you have already had.

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Further Travel Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice

Travel Health for information of vaccinations available on NHS

MASTA for private vaccination clinics

Gov.uk for specific country travel advice

EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card

 

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Medications for Flight Anxiety

The surgery will no longer be able to provide Diazepam or similar drugs for flight anxiety. 

'Flight anxiety does not come under the remit of General Medical Services as defined in the GP contract and so we are no obliged to prescribe for this. 

Patients who still wish to take Benzodiazepines for flight anxiety are advised to consult with a private GP or travel clinic.'

Click here for more information.

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Fitness to Fly During Pregnancy

Issuing fitness-to-fly certificates during pregnancy is not provided by the NHS, including services from midwives, consultant obstetricians, and GPs.

If you require a fitness-to-fly certificate, you will need to contact a registered private health provider. You can find one by searching for ‘fitness to fly certificate in pregnancy’ online.

For further information on air travel during pregnancy, please look at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) leaflet: RCOG Air Travel During Pregnancy Guide.