Foreign Travel Health Advice

Do you need travel 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.

Please ensure you submit our travel risk assessment questionnaire before your appointment.

Select the region you are travelling to find out more about which vaccinations and medications you will require:

• Africa
• Central Asia
• East Asia
• Australasia & Pacific
• Caribbean
• Central America
• Europe & Russia
• Middle East
• North America
• South America & Antarctica

Hepatitis B vaccinations

• GP surgeries, hospitals and sexual health or GUM clinics usually provide the Hepatitis B vaccination free of charge for anyone at risk of infection.
• GP's are not obliged to provide the Hepatitis B vaccine on the NHS if you are not thought to be at risk.
• GP's make charge for the Hepatitis B vaccine if you want it as a travel vaccine, or they may refer you to a travel clinic so that you can get vaccinated privately.  The current cost of the vaccine is around £50:00 a dose.

Travel vaccination prices

Some travel vaccinations are provided free of charge under the NHS whilst others require a private prescription. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS and some may therefore be chargeable. Prices are listed below for your information. 

In the event that a private prescription is needed, this service will incur a one off £10 fee in addition to the cost of the vaccines. 

With regards to Meningitis vaccination for travel purposes, two different conjugate ACWY vaccines are available - Nimenrix® and Menveo®. In children under one year old, Menveo® should be used in preference to Nimenrix® because of the better immune response and to reduce the risk of hyporesponsiveness. In children aged over a year and adults either Nimenrix ® or Menveo® can be used and will provide similar levels of protection.

Please note that we do not provide Yellow Fever vaccination at Sunray Surgery.