Travel Health

TRAVEL ADVICE

Shifa Surgery offers a full travel advice and immunisation service. If you are travelling abroad please complete and submit our travel form which can be collected from reception. But please do so in plenty of time, (we recommend 6-8 weeks) before your journey.

The following NHS vaccines are available in the surgery: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Hepatitis A & Typhoid. 

It is also important to ensure you are up to date with any routine immunisations before traveling. 

For any non NHS vaccines, please attend a private travel clinic.

Further Travel Information

The following websites will give you additional travel advice

Travel Health for information regarding vaccines you may require 

MASTA for private vaccination clinics

Gov.uk for specific country travel advice

EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card

 

Travel Medication

We are no longer able to prescribe medications to delay periods for travel or holiday purposes according to our local prescribing guidelines.

If you are under 16 years of age or are  immunocompromised then please book a routine appointment to discuss this further with one of our clinicans.

Please visit your local pharmacy or online travel clinic where you will be able to purchase this medication.