Travel Health
As from August 2019 The Riverside Practice will no longer be offering Private Travel Vaccinations.
For advice and administration of holiday vaccines, please contact a private travel clinic.
We advise you to approach a private travel clinic early as some vaccinations are courses that are required to be given over a few days/weeks.
List of Private Clinics in Cambridge:
- The Travel Clinic: Masta Travel Clinic
- CityDoc Travel Clinics: CityDoc Travel Clinic
- Superdrug: Superdrug Travel Vaccinations
- Boots: Boots Health-vaccinations/travel-vaccination
However, some vaccines are still available on the NHS:
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.
If advised by the travel clinic that you need the following vaccinations, please book an appointment with the practice nurse, YOU WILL NEED TO BRING your TRAVEL/RISK assessment form to the nurse appointment.
We will only be able to provide the following vaccinations under the NHS
- polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab)
- typhoid
- hepatitis A
- cholera
Which travel vaccines will I have to pay for?
You'll have to pay for travel vaccinations against:
- hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis
- meningitis vaccines
- rabies
- tick-borne encephalitis
- tuberculosis (TB)
- yellow fever
Yellow fever vaccines are only available from designated centres.
The cost of travel vaccines that aren't 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.
Do you need vaccinations?
Vaccines need time to take effect and some may require a course over several weeks.
Select the region you are travelling to find out more.
Further Travel Information
The following websites will give you additional travel advice
Travel Health for information of vaccinations available on NHS
MASTA for private vaccination clinics
Gov.uk for specific country travel advice
EHIC to apply for your free European Health Insurance Card