Nurse Manager                   Janet Ashley
Practice Nurses                 Karen Olorenshaw, Yvonne Stephenson, Lesley Mackinnon, Lucy Ross-Bain

The Practice Nurses carry out various duties including:

It will assist Receptionists in making the most appropriate booking for you if you are able to provide full details of your requirements.


Travel Vaccine Clinic

Travel vaccines are given at a dedicated Saturday morning clinic, held every three weeks at the Ellen Badger Hospital. They allow travellers to be given a planned, comprehensive service without encroaching on other routine and urgent appointments.

What you need to do 

If you think that you will need travel vaccines this is what you need to do:-

1. Obtain a travel pack from the Medical Centre Reception or download one here.
2. Read the contents of the travel pack carefully.
3. Complete the enclosed risk assessment form
4. Either:
  Print off a ‘Fit for Travel’ brief for EACH country that you are visiting from www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk
Or
  Obtain a MASTA Health brief from www.masta-travel-health.com
5. Return the completed Risk Assessment form and Fit for Travel or MASTA Health Brief to the Medical Centre.

A practice nurse will then contact you to make an appointment within one week.

Prices

Not all travel vaccines are available on the NHS and some are costly. A schedule of current prices is enclosed in the travel pack. The practice nurse will ask you to pay by cheque when you attend your first appointment, before administering your vaccinations. Sorry but credit and debit cards are not accepted.

Some long haul or complex itineraries will require more than one appointment.  

Malaria

Malaria prevention tablets are available on private prescription. A separate appointment may be required with your doctor to obtain this prescription. Please do not make this appointment until the practice nurse has advised you that it is necessary.
 

Please note:

Last minute vaccinations cannot be accommodated by the Travel Clinic, thus only travellers who have left ample time to complete their schedules can be vaccinated. Depending on the destination travellers may require up to 6 weeks to complete their schedule. If you have less time than this before travelling or would find it more convenient to have your vaccinations elsewhere we would suggest that you contact MASTA at www.masta-travel-health.com for information about alternative clinics. We regret that we are very unlikely to be able to meet your needs if your travel date is less than 3 weeks from the date that you return your documentation.

Some useful website addresses

Scottish NHS public travel site 

Department of Health 

National Travel Health Network and Centre

Immunisation issues 

Malaria for the general public 

The Foreign Office provide a travel advice information service on CEEFAX page 470 (BBC2)

Useful leaflets

The Medical Centre can offer the following travel-related leaflets:

      Bird flu (Avian Influenza)

· Ears and air travel

· HIV/AID’s—Advice for travellers

· Malaria

· Sun protection