Travel Vaccinations

We do not provide a Specialised Travel Clinic in the Practice. 

We recommend that you plan ahead at least three months in advance of departure date and would emphasise that you should seek Specialist advice through a private travel clinic.  You can access travel advice from a number of Pharmacies in Newry, and other private health care providers. 

You can check the Fit For Travel Website and select the region you are travelling to to find out what travel vaccinations you may require and the website also contains a wealth of other useful travel health advice.  The Specialist travel clinic will provide travel advice and any vaccines not covered on the NHS  (eg Hepatitis B, Japanese Encephalitis, Meningococcal, Rabies, Tick Borne Encephalitis or Yellow Fever) or Malaria prevention tablets. 

Our GP Practice will be happy to provide you with a copy of your vaccination record if required.

If you require any vaccinations which are available on the NHS, the specialist travel clinic will advise you and you will be given the opportunity of having these free of charge at our surgery.  In this instance you will be issued with a prescription for the vaccines and offered an appointment for the Practice Nurse to administer these. 

Please note, Travel vaccinations are not a reason for an urgent appointment.  Due to our high levels of demand we cannot take appointments away from sick patients to accommodate late travel plans.  If needed urgently you can have these carried out privately at a specialist travel clinic.


The following travel vaccinations are available for free on the NHS:

  • Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio boosters (lasts at least 10 years)

  • Typhoid (lasts 3 years)

  • Hepatitis A (lasts 1 year unless repeated within a year in which case can confer immunity for 20 years, if repeated after a year can still provide immunity for years but if unsure a booster is advisable)

  • Cholera (only needed if in high risk area doing high risk work)

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