Travel Health

Travel Questionnaire

We offer a full travel advice service and offer free vaccines provided by the NHS to patients registered with The James Cochrane Practice. Vaccines offered include Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Cholera, and the combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Polio (DTP).

However, other travel vaccines are not covered by the NHS and require private payment at a travel clinic or pharmacy. These include:

Japanese Encephalitis
Rabies
Tick-Borne Encephalitis
Hepatitis B
Meningitis
Tuberculosis (TB)
Yellow Fever

If you require other vaccines before you travel, you may need to visit a local travel hub. To help us offer the appropriate advice, please complete our online travel questionnaire. Alternatively, you can collect a copy from our reception.

If you are travelling abroad, please complete and submit the travel form in plenty of time. Please note that we require at least 6 weeks’ notice. Please allow 2-3 working days after your submission for us to process this. We will notify you of our next available appointment. If this appointment is unsuitable, please contact us on 01539 760760 option 1 to rearrange.

I’m travelling very soon, what should I do?

If you are travelling in 6 weeks or under, please contact the practice directly and we will advise you. It may be the case that we recommend that you arrange to have your vaccines at a private travel clinic:

Manchester Airport Terminal 1, OH Unit. Tel: 0161 489 3962
www.lastminutejabs.co.uk, Wilmslow Health Centre. Tel: 01625 547 777
City Doc Blackpool, Whitworth Pharmacy, 292-294 Waterloo Road, Blackpool. Tel: 0845 026 0830

You can find details on our prescribing policy for patients travelling abroad here

Do I Need Vaccinations?

Our nurses can provide comprehensive 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.

Select the region you are travelling to find out more.

Africa

Central Asia

East Asia

Australasia & Pacific

South America & Antarctica