Bridge of Allan Health Centre Travel Clinic
For patients planning foreign travel, either for business or holiday
pursuits, Bridge of Allan Health Centre can offer medical services
via the travel clinic.
Many diseases can be contracted from foreign travel and as more
people travel abroad, especially to remote destinations, it is
becoming common to see travel related illnesses presenting.
Many of these infectious diseases can be avoided by taking simple
preventative measures or with immunisation.
PROCEDURE FOR TRAVEL CLINIC
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FILL IN THE ACCOMPANYING FORM
The Travel Clinic Nurse will help you to complete a Travel Information form. One form will be
needed for each family member travelling. The Travel nurse will discuss any relevant health
issues relating to your travel with you.
COLLECT ANY PRESCRIPTIONS NEEDED and arrange an appointment at the travel clinic.
(You may not require any prescription as some immunisations we have in stock )
ATTEND YOUR CLINIC APPOINTMENT (with any medication prescribed) where the travel
nurse will administer any immunisations.
INFORMATION PROVIDED. Whether or not you require immunisations, you will be provided
with a copy of the information collected from the Infection and Tropical Medicine database
and where appropriate, a certificate of the immunisations you have had.
HOW CAN YOU HELP
It is especially important that we know your proposed accommodation and destinations within a
particular country – and of any previous immunisations, which you have had outwith the Health
Centre, which may not be in your current medical notes.
The distribution of various diseases around the world is constantly changing, and resistance to
anti-malaria drugs is becoming troublesome in certain countries, so even if you have travelled to a
particular country before and think you are already covered, please let us check for you. We have
access via a computer link to the Infection and Tropical Medicine Department at Gartnavel Hospital,
Glasgow for up to date travel information around the world.
TIME SCALE
The earlier that you can tell us of your travel plans, the easier it is for us to help you. Some
immunisations e.g. against hepatitis A take several weeks until they start to provide protection and
some immunisations cannot be given within 3 weeks of each other. Yellow fever has to be given at
a designated yellow fever centre, Bridge of Allan Health Centre is a designated centre for this.
Malaria prophylaxis usually needs to be started at least a week before travel. Please allow yourself
enough time.
CHARGES
Some immunisations fall outside the remit of the NHS. For these there will be a charge of £25.00
per course.
Some of the immunisations are stored in Bridge of Allan Health Centre and provided free e.g.
against tetanus/diphtheria and polio and some are available subsidised on an ordinary NHS
prescription e.g. against hepatitis A and Typhoid.
Others are not available on an NHS prescription, and you will have to pay the dispensing chemist
for the cost of the vaccine. There is also a charge of £10 for a private prescription for certain antimalaria drugs.
There is a charge of £45.00 for Yellow Fever immunisation.
BRIDGE OF ALLAN TRAVEL CLINIC
Name:
Date of Birth:
Your travel requirements have been reviewed.
You require the following immunisations:
Tick if
required
Diphtheria/Tetanus
Combined
Polio
Typhoid
Typhoid/Hepatitis A
Combined
Typhoid/Hepatitis Booster
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Junior Hepatitis A
Junior Hepatitis B
Yellow Fever
Meningitis A & C
Jap B Encephalitis
Rabies
Anti-Malaria
Other
Charge
Date
Booster Due
-
No prescription required
No prescription required
Prescription
-
Prescription
Prescription
Prescription
Prescription
Prescription
Prescription
No prescription
Prescription
Private prescription
Private prescription
Private prescription
£25
£25
£45
£25
£25
£10
Prescriptions are enclosed as necessary.
Comments:
You do not require any further immunisations.
You require anti-malarial tablets. The ones you can buy over the counter in any pharmacy may
not give adequate cover in high risk areas.
Chloroquine
Proguanil
Mefloquine
Doxycycline
Malarone
Other
No prescription required
No prescription required
Private prescription required
Private prescription required
Private prescription required
Please read the enclosed literature and if you require a prescription, this will be issued at
your appointment.
You do not require any anti-malarial medication.
Please make a
minute appointment with the Travel Clinic for the above and remember to
bring along any vaccines. Please also bring your immunisation card if available.
No appointment necessary.
Signature of nurse
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Date Px issued …………………………………..……..
Advice Sheets Enclosed - Malaria
- Rabies
Total Charge
£