Non-urgent advice: The message to give to patients
Travel vaccinations are considered a low clinical priority, set against the context of the wider pandemic NHS recovery, patient access, long term condition management workforce shortages. However we recognise that they remain important to our patients, so we protect a proportion of nurse time to deliver these.
We will endeavour to do what we can, but given the wider demands on our time which are clinically urgent, you may be advised that the time window for your vaccinations is inconvenient for your travel plans. In this scenario if we have no availability to accommodate your needs, we will signpost you to local private travel providers, who may also be able to serve any additional needs for e.g. Japanese encephalitis and tick-borne encephalitis; meningitis vaccines; rabies; tuberculosis (TB) and yellow fever.
We will endeavour to do what we can, but given the wider demands on our time which are clinically urgent, you may be advised that the time window for your vaccinations is inconvenient for your travel plans. In this scenario if we have no availability to accommodate your needs, we will signpost you to local private travel providers, who may also be able to serve any additional needs for e.g. Japanese encephalitis and tick-borne encephalitis; meningitis vaccines; rabies; tuberculosis (TB) and yellow fever.
For more information please visit Travel vaccination advice – NHS (www.nhs.uk)
Vaccinations that must be given free of charge
The following vaccinations must be given as part of NHS provision and are free of charge:
- Cholera
- Hepatitis A
- Poliomyelitis
- Typhoid
Not all vaccinations are free of charge on the NHS and can therefore be signposted elsewhere, these are:
- Hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis and tick-borne encephalitis
- Meningitis vaccines
- Rabies
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Yellow fever (only available in designated centres)
Questions you will be asked when booking appointment
When do you travel? I
How many in the family registered at the practice are travelling?
Where are you travelling to and where?
How long will you be away?
For further information please contact the practice on 01253 204212