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Dorset Travel Clinics - CityDoc

Your trusted travel vaccination clinics

Travel vaccinations including Yellow Fever, Typhoid & DTP, pre-travel consultations, Anti-Malarials at our CQC registered travel clinics in the Dorset area.

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Patients are required to pay a base fee of £20 at their appointment (£10 for additional person), chargeable on your 1 st appointment visit. This fee covers your necessary face to face consultation, prior to any treatment being given and does not form part of your treatment cost.

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All vaccines are subject to a medical consultation, stock availability and a travel risk assessment.

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The Hadleigh Practice

Travel clinic.

We have appointments available through the week. Please complete and return the online forms as thoroughly as possible. A trained nurse will review your forms and message you with a plan. This might be to tell you that you are up to date and to sign post you to information or to advise on booking an appointment.

Please be aware that some vaccinations require a course for full protection so you will need to plan approximately 6 weeks in advance.

For last minute travellers, appointments may be limited so you may be sign posted to a private travel health clinic if we cannot accommodate you.

Please visit the Travel Health Pro website to help support your plans and get the best from your appointments.

Complete Travel Questionnaire

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel, please complete our online travel form .

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 8 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work. Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Nurse Review

Our nurses will then review your form and advise our administrative team which vaccinations are required.

Contact the surgery after 48 hours

Patient's are advised to contact the surgery after 48 hours of initial form submission to find out if any vaccinations are required - at which point they can book an appointment to have these done.

Information on how to stay safe and healthy abroad

Fitfortravel is a free public access website providing up to date health information for the UK public on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.

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Travel Clinic Charges

Hepatitis A: No charge if required for travel
Typhoid: No charge if required for travel
Hepatitis A + Typhoid Combined: No charge if required for travel
Malaria Tablets: £21.00 (to cover cost of prescription)
Meningitis (A C W Y vax): £55.00 (one dose)
Japanese Encephalitis: Approx £100 per dose (2 doses needed, prices may vary)
Tick-Borne Encephalitis : £21.00 (2 doses need, private prescription and purchaed at chemist)
Hepatitis B (if no exemption applicable): £45.00 per dose (3 doses needed)
Rabies: £68.00 per dose (3 doses needed)
Cholera: Normal prescription fee (2 doses needed)

Please pay by cheque, cash or by bank transfer to The Hadleigh Practice Sort Code 309673 Account no 02695478

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Travel vaccination advice

If you're planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.

Vaccinations are available to protect you against infections such as yellow fever , typhoid and hepatitis A .

In the UK, the NHS routine immunisation (vaccination) schedule protects you against a number of diseases, but does not cover all of the infectious diseases found overseas.

When should I start thinking about the vaccines I need?

If possible, see the GP or a private travel clinic at least 6 to 8 weeks before you're due to travel.

Some vaccines need to be given well in advance to allow your body to develop immunity.

And some vaccines involve a number of doses spread over several weeks or months.

You may be more at risk of some diseases, for example, if you're:

travelling in rural areas
backpacking
staying in hostels or camping
on a long trip rather than a package holiday

If you have a pre-existing health problem, this may make you more at risk of infection or complications from a travel-related illness.

Which travel vaccines do I need?

You can find out which vaccinations are necessary or recommended for the areas you'll be visiting on these websites:

Travel Health Pro
NHS Fit for Travel

Some countries require proof of vaccination (for example, for polio or yellow fever vaccination), which must be documented on an International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis (ICVP) before you enter or when you leave a country.

Saudi Arabia requires proof of vaccination against certain types of meningitis for visitors arriving for the Hajj and Umrah pilgrimages.

Even if an ICVP is not required, it's still a good idea to take a record of the vaccinations you have had with you.

Find out more about the vaccines available for travellers abroad

Where do I get my travel vaccines?

First, phone or visit the GP practice or practice nurse to find out whether your existing UK vaccinations are up-to-date.

If you have any records of your vaccinations, let the GP know what you have had previously.

The GP or practice nurse may be able to give you general advice about travel vaccinations and travel health, such as protecting yourself from malaria.

They can give you any missing doses of your UK vaccines if you need them.

Not all travel vaccinations are available free on the NHS, even if they're recommended for travel to a certain area.

If the GP practice can give you the travel vaccines you need but they are not available on the NHS, ask for:

written information on what vaccines are needed
the cost of each dose or course
any other charges you may have to pay, such as for some certificates of vaccination

You can also get travel vaccines from:

private travel vaccination clinics
pharmacies offering travel healthcare services

Which travel vaccines are free?

The following travel vaccines are available free on the NHS from your GP surgery:

polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab )
hepatitis A

These vaccines are free because they protect against diseases thought to represent the greatest risk to public health if they were brought into the country.

Which travel vaccines will I have to pay for?

You'll have to pay for travel vaccinations against:

hepatitis B
Japanese encephalitis
tick-borne encephalitis
tuberculosis (TB)
yellow fever

Yellow fever vaccines are only available from designated centres .

The cost of travel vaccines that are not available on the NHS will vary, depending on the vaccine and number of doses you need.

It's worth considering this when budgeting for your trip.

Other things to consider

There are other things to consider when planning your travel vaccinations, including:

your age and health – you may be more vulnerable to infection than others; some vaccines cannot be given to people with certain medical conditions
working as an aid worker – you may come into contact with more diseases in a refugee camp or helping after a natural disaster
working in a medical setting – a doctor, nurse or another healthcare worker may require additional vaccinations
contact with animals – you may be more at risk of getting diseases spread by animals, such as rabies

If you're only travelling to countries in northern and central Europe, North America or Australia, you're unlikely to need any vaccinations.

But it's important to check that you're up-to-date with routine vaccinations available on the NHS.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding

Speak to a GP before having any vaccinations if:

you're pregnant
you think you might be pregnant
you're breastfeeding

In many cases, it's unlikely a vaccine given while you're pregnant or breastfeeding will cause problems for the baby.

But the GP will be able to give you further advice about this.

People with immune deficiencies

For some people travelling overseas, vaccination against certain diseases may not be advised.

This may be the case if:

you have a condition that affects your body's immune system, such as HIV or AIDS
you're receiving treatment that affects your immune system, such as chemotherapy
you have recently had a bone marrow or organ transplant

A GP can give you further advice about this.

Non-travel vaccines

As well as getting any travel vaccinations you need, it's also a good opportunity to make sure your other UK vaccinations are up-to-date and have booster vaccines if necessary.

People in certain risk groups may be offered extra vaccines.

These include vaccinations against diseases such as:

Read more information on NHS vaccines for adults and children to find out whether you should have any.

Page last reviewed: 16 March 2023 Next review due: 16 March 2026

Support to get to COVID vaccinations safely

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (BCP) Council and Dorset Council, in partnership with Public Health Dorset, are offering support to help people get to their COVID-19 vaccination appointments safely.

The vaccination programme in Dorset is well underway, but with COVID-19 infection rates still high across the county, Public Health Dorset is encouraging residents to remain vigilant and avoid putting themselves at risk by sharing a car with people outside of their household or support bubble to get to their vaccination appointment.

Anyone who needs support to get to their vaccination appointment can contact their council’s COVID-19 helpline for advice and information about local public transport, taxi services and community transport.

Both Dorset Council and BCP Council are also offering support to those eligible towards the costs of a taxi journey to local vaccination appointments.

How to request help

Residents in the Dorset Council area should call the Dorset Together helpline on 01305 221000 or complete the online form .

To speak to someone about the travel support available, BCP Council residents should contact the community response helpline on 0300 1237052 or complete the online form .

COVID-secure travel

The transport companies involved in the scheme have been reviewed by Public Health Dorset to ensure they have the necessary COVID-secure measures in place. This includes the use of face coverings and plastic screens as well as enhanced cleaning measures.

For those who are housebound, a roving service is well underway and is being coordinated locally with GPs. Those who require this service will be contacted about when they’ll be visited for their vaccination.

Cllr Nicola Greene, Portfolio Holder for COVID-19 Resilience and Public Health at BCP Council, said:

“Our colleagues in the NHS are doing a fantastic job of rolling out the vaccine in our local community, and we want to do everything we can to support people to get to their appointments safely. Our team are on-hand to offer help and advice so please get in touch if you’re worried about travel – and remember that COVID-19 remains a very real threat in our community, so don’t take any risks.”

Councillor Laura Miller, Dorset Council Cabinet Member for Adult Social Care and Health, said:

“Many residents will be anxious to get to their vaccination appointments but it’s important to get there safely. If you can’t get to your appointment independently and there isn’t someone in your household or support bubble who can help, there are safe options available to you. “Those living in the Dorset Council area can call our Dorset Together helpline on 01305 221000 or request help online at www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/coronavirus.”

Dr Karen Kirkham, local Dorset GP, and Clinical lead for the Dorset COVID-19 vaccination programme, said:

“There are currently 20 sites in Dorset that are delivering COVID-19 vaccinations, with clear priority order to ensure that those who need it most get it first. With the announcement of the national booking service we recognise more people may choose to travel to get their jab and I encourage them to do it safely and as soon as you are called as getting the vaccination is one of the best things you can do to protect yourself and your family. Your local GP-run vaccination services are continuing to roll out the vaccination programme and getting a national booking letter doesn’t mean you have to travel long distances and patients may prefer to wait and be called their local services. Once you have an appointment with any of the sites it is really important that you keep that appointment to avoid cancellation or missed appointments.”

Both councils can only answer questions about travelling to vaccination appointments.

More information about COVID-19 vaccinations in Dorset

Dorset is working to the national guidance on priority groups so residents will be contacted by the NHS when it is their turn to book an appointment.

More information about the vaccination programme in Dorset can be found on the NHS Dorset CCG website.

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