Vaccinations

Travel Vaccines

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

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

You should complete a travel assessment form  at least 4-6 weeks before travel to enable the nursing team to check what’s needed. Not all travel vaccinations are available free on the NHS, even if they’re recommended for travel to a certain area.

The following travel vaccines are available free on the NHS from your GP surgery: polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab), typhoid, hepatitis A, cholera. 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.

You can also get travel vaccines from: private travel vaccination clinics, pharmacies offering travel healthcare services, if you need any non-NHS vaccines.

Find out more about travel vaccinations

Complete a Travel Risk Assessment form

Flu

Flu vaccination is safe and effective. It’s offered every year through the NHS to help protect people at risk of getting seriously ill from flu.

The NHS website provides information about who can get it, how to book and where to get the vaccine.

Find out about flu vaccination for adults

Find out about flu vaccination for children

COVID-19

COVID-19 vaccination is safe and effective. It gives you the best protection against COVID-19.

The NHS website provides information about the vaccination, who can get it, and safety and side effects.

Find out about COVID-19 vaccination

Related information

NHS vaccinations and when to have them