Travel Health
Do you need vaccinations?
Our nurses can provide travel health advice and arrange for appropriate immunisations. Please arrange an appointment for a travel consultation at least 6-8 weeks before departure if possible. Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.
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
Travel Vaccination Prices
New guidelines have been issued to the surgery by Newcastle Gateshead Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) regarding the provision of Holiday Vaccinations.
Our nurses may provide Travel Advice to patients but some vaccinations that were previously given free of charge will now incur a fee. The charges will take effect from 1st June 2017.
Travel vaccinations that will be charged for are:
- Hepatitis B
- Meningitis ACWY
- Yellow Fever
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Tick Borne Encephalitis
- Rabies
Some vaccines will remain free of charge as they protect against diseases thought to represent greatest risk to public health if they were brought in the country.
Travel vaccinations that will remain free of charge are:
- Hepatitis A
- Typhoid
- Tetanus, Diphtheria & Polio
- Cholera
- Malaria (medication)
Travel advice will remain free of charge
Please contact our practice nurses for further information regarding travel advice and fees for vaccinations.