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Travel Immunisations, Medicines & Advice

If you are travelling abroad its is important to minimise your chances of developing a health problem

that will spoil your trip - or your return home. Some immunisations require courses of up to 3

injections across 1,2 or even 3 months - so it is well worth planning your health needs as far in

advance as possible.

The NHS doesn't cover most aspects of travel immunisations (although some basic vaccines are

provided) or anti-malarial medicines and a fee is charged by the surgery for these services.

Planning your Trip

We recommend you start by looking at the

definitive NHS website - Fit For Travel. This lists

every country and the up-to-date advice along

with extra information, for example if you are

travelling to rural areas. For most people in most

situations this will give you all the information

you need.

If you need immunisations or further advice after

reviewing this information, then book a travel

clinic appointment with our nurses, at least 6

weeks in advance. These appointments are very

limited and you need to plan ahead. Some

immunisations are provided by the NHS but many

are not and a fee applies. If our clinics are full,

you may need to go to a private travel clinic

instead. There are several in West Sussex and

Brighton & Hove.

Some antimalarial medicines (chloroquine,

Avloclor, Paludrine) can be purchased directly

from pharmacies without a prescription, others

(mefloquine, Malarone) need a private

prescription, which needs to be requested from

the surgery. Anti-malarial medicines are never

supplied by the NHS.

Worthing Medical Group is an accredited yellow

fever vaccination centre. We are happy to offer

private immunisation services to patients from

other surgeries.

Tel: 01903 234844 Prescription Requests: 01903 282803

Fax: 01903 231734

23 Shelley Road, Worthing, West Sussex BN11 4BS (map)

worthingmedicalgroup@nhs.net

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Whilst you are Abroad

The NHS offers incredibly comprehensive cover

and offered free at the point of need in the UK

and it is easy to assume similar services exist

around the world.

Prescription Medicines

For extended trips the NHS will normally supply 2

months quantity in order for you to work out

how to obtain supplies locally from a pharmacy

or doctor. If your trip lasts less than 2-3 months

- then 3 months quantity will be suppllied. The

NHS will never supply more than this.

European Travel

Coverage in the EU/EEA is offered if you hold an

European Health Insurance Card on the same

basis as residents of that country: so if they

pay for services, you will also need to pay for

services. Reciprocal agreements exist for a

number of non-EU countries and these vary.

Note that the EHIC does not cover repatriation

or other costs so it is still worth considering

travel insurance.

Travel Insurance

Many other countries (e.g. the US) offer no or

very limited state healthcare and it is all

privately provided. Healthcare can get very

expensive so it is recommended that you obtain

health insurance. This also usually covers the

cost of repatriating you to the UK if you are

unable to travel using your planned method of

return. Martin Lewis' independent Money Saving

Expert website offers independent information on

low-cost health insurance.

We recommend Patient.co.uk

for online medical information.