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Travel Information
Travel Vaccinations
If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel, please complete our online travel form.
Do you need vaccinations?
If you are planning to travel outside of the UK you may need to be vaccinated against some of the serious diseases found in other parts of the world.
If possible, please make an appointment for a Travel Consultation 6-8 weeks prior to your travel.
Some vaccines need to be given well in advance to allow your body to build up immunity, and some vaccines involve a number of doses spread over several weeks.
Not all travel vaccines are available free on the NHS even if they are recommended for your trip.
Please be advised that Rainbow Pharmacy now do private travel vaccinations. The only vaccination they are unable to provide currently is Yellow Fever, however they will soon become a Yellow Fever vaccination centre.
NHS Vaccines can be given at Ivry Street Medical Practice
- Polio (given as combined Diptheria/Tetanus/Polio)
- Typhoid
- Hepatitis A
- Cholera
Non-NHS Vaccines can be given at a travel clinic in the Community
- Hepatitis B
- Japanese Encephalitis
- Meningitis ACWY
- Rabies
- Tick Borne Encephalitis
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Yellow Fever
Local Travel Clinics
- Aqua Pharmacy, Duke Street, Ipswich: 01473 225266
- Boots Pharmacy, Tavern Street, Ipswich: 01473 256525
You can find out which vaccines may be necessary on these websites
- Travel Health Pro
- NHS Fit For Travel
Information on how to stay safe and healthy abroad
Fitfortravel is a free public access website providing up to date health information for the UK public on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.
Travelling in Europe
Your rights & EU rules
If you are travelling to Europe the EU has published useful information for travellers on the European website.
As an EU national, you enjoy the right of free movement. This means you’re entitled to travel, work and live in another EU country. If you’re a citizen of a Schengen country – which is most EU countries – you’re also free to travel to other Schengen countries without the need for border checks.
As an EU national, you can also benefit from EU-wide passenger rights for travel into, out of or within the EU by air, rail, bus/coach or ship. You can travel with pets and other animals in the EU provided you comply with the rules (pet passports). There are EU limits on taking alcohol, tobacco or cash with you to another EU country. Each EU country can set its own limits or restrictions, so check before you go.
