Travel Health

Travel Assessment

Our Nurses can provide comprehensive travel health advise during your first consultation and subsequently arrange for appropriate vaccinations to be administered. All vaccines require time to take effect, and some may require a course over several weeks, therefore please call to arrange an initial telephone consultation with a nurse to review your travel plans at least 10 to 12 weeks before departure where possible. 

If you are travelling in less than 10 weeks, please contact the below private travel companies to organise a travel consultation and vaccination.

NOMAD

https://www.nomadtravel.co.uk/travel-clinic/bristol-travel-clinic

Superdrug Travel Clinic

https://healthclinics.superdrug.com/store/bristol/

Boots Travel Clinic

https://www.boots.com/healthhub/travel-health-advice/travel-vaccinations

Malaria Prophylaxis and Travelling

Anti-malarial drugs cannot be prescribed on the NHS for the prophylaxis of malaria. Tyntesfield Medical Group historically offered a private prescription which allowed pharmacies to issue antimalarial medication. However as a private prescription is a chargeable item, we have decided to stop issuing prescriptions for patients above 2 years as it is cheaper for the patient to visit the pharmacy or travel clinic directly.  

 

Malaria prophylaxis be purchased from some Pharmacies who offer the private service e.g Day Lewis, High Street, Nailsea (usually Mondays, Tuesdays or Fridays) for patients over 2 years of age and weighing over 11 kg or via a private Travel Clinic, please see links to clinics and pharmacies below.  
Pharmacy Page - Day Lewis

Bristol Travel Vaccination Clinic | COVID-19 Tests | Nomad Travel Bristol

https://www.masta-travel-health.com/

 

Advice and information on which malaria prevention medicines are necessary or recommended depends on the area you will be visiting. Further information is available from: 

➢ Travel Health Pro: https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries 

➢ Fit for Travel: https://www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk/advice/malaria

 

Some medicines need to be started a few days before travel, whilst others may need to be started a week or more before travel. You will need to purchase or obtain sufficient prophylactic medicines to cover the period of travel, considering that malaria prevention medicines are started prior to travel, taken while away and continued on return from travel.

 

Please see the following websites for information on prevention methods that should be undertaken to reduce the risk of Malaria. E.g mosquito bed nets, suitable clothing and insect repellents such as DEET. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/malaria/prevention/

 

Malaria prevention factsheet

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/malaria-prevention-transmission-symptoms/malaria-transmission-incubation-period-symptoms

 

Further travel information can also be found on the following websites:


https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice Advice on travel advice in specific countries

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/travel-vaccinations/jabs/ Vaccinations available on the NHS

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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