Travel advice

For those travelling outside of the UK, vaccinations against diseases found in other parts of the world, that are not covered by childhood vaccinations, may be required.

For travel advice we recommend you make an appointment with one of our Nurses, at least nine weeks before you travel. The Nurse will discuss your travel arrangements to determine what vaccinations you require (if any), for the destination(s) you are traveling to. She will also give general advice about travel health, and check your existing UK vaccinations are up to date or if you require a booster.

If you do require vaccinations, in can take up to eight weeks for them to arrive in surgery – we do not keep a stock of travel vaccines. To complete the full vaccination course against some diseases, more than one dose may be required – these can be up to six weeks apart.

Even if it is less than nine weeks before you travel, we still recommend you have an appointment as even a late vaccination can provide some protection that will increase throughout your travels.

Because of the risk they present to the general public’s health, if the disease they protect against were brought back to the UK, some travel vaccinations are free.

Some diseases do not present a substantial risk to the general public’s health if they were brought back to the UK. However, the entry requirements for some countries require you to be vaccinated against these diseases. These vaccinations are chargeable. Bedworth Health Centre does not administer vaccinations for travel that are chargeable – we recommend contacting your nearest travel vaccination clinic or pharmacy offering travel healthcare services, for more information.

There are three useful sources of information available online which provides details of necessary and or recommended vaccinations for wherever you are travelling to: