The following travel vaccines are available free on the NHS if your GP practice is signed up to provide vaccination (immunisation) services.
- polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab)
- typhoid
- hepatitis A
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.
You’ll have to pay for travel vaccinations against:
- hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis
- meningitis vaccines
- rabies
- tick-borne encephalitis
- tuberculosis (TB)
- yellow fever
Useful Travel Sites
- Travel Health Pro: NaTHNaC was set up by the DOH in 2002 with the broad aim of Protecting the Health of British Travellers
- NHS Website: If you’re planning to travel outside the UK, you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.
- Fit for Travel: Fitfortravel is a free, interactive, public access website providing up to date health information for the UK public on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.
Travel Health Clinics
Travel Health Clinics may be available, please check for a suitable clinic in your area.
- Superdrug travel clinic
46-50 Northumberland St, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7DF
Hours: Open
Closes 5:15PM
Phone: 0333 311 1007
- MASTA Travel Clinic – Bowburn Pharmacy
2 Ash Terrace Bowburn
Durham DH6 5AS
Phone: 0330 100 4106
- MASTA Travel Clinic – Lloyds Pharmacy
Westerhope Road, Barmston, Washington
Tyne and Wear NE38 8JF
Phone: 0191 419 0555
- Newcastle Medical Centre, within Boots the Chemist
Hotspur Way, Eldon Square, Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear NE1 7XR
Phone: 0330 100 4272