Find out what you need before you travel
A travel health consultation works out what your particular trip needs: where you are going, when, for how long, and what you will be doing there. The pharmacist explains which vaccinations and precautions are recommended, which the pharmacy can provide, and what has to come from a travel clinic or your GP. Vaccines are quoted separately.
Bring these to the appointment
- Every country you will visit, including stopovers
- Your departure date and how long you are away
- What you will be doing: city, rural, trekking, working with animals, visiting family
- Any vaccination records you have, and the medicines you take
Book six to eight weeks before you travel where you can. Some courses need more than one dose spaced weeks apart. It is still worth booking late, because something is almost always better than nothing.
What happens at the appointment
Your trip, in detail
The pharmacist goes through the itinerary. Two people flying to the same country can need very different things depending on where they go and what they do.
Your health
Medical history, medicines, allergies, pregnancy and previous vaccinations, all of which change what is recommended and what is safe.
A written plan
You leave knowing which vaccinations are recommended for your trip, whether malaria prevention applies, and what the pharmacy can give you against what needs a specialist travel clinic or your GP practice.
What it will cost
Each vaccine is priced individually and quoted before anything is given, so you can decide what to have and where.
Booking the doses
Where the pharmacy can vaccinate you, the appointments are booked around your departure date so the course is finished in time.
Where you can get this
Lower House Pharmacy
Liverpool, L11 2SF
£20 consultation, vaccines quoted separately
Questions people ask
How far in advance should I come?
Six to eight weeks is ideal, because some courses need two or three doses spaced weeks apart and protection takes time to build. If you are travelling sooner, come anyway. A shortened plan and good bite avoidance advice beats arriving with nothing.
What does the consultation cost cover?
The assessment and the plan: your destinations checked against current recommendations, your history taken into account, and a written summary of what you need. Vaccines are priced separately and quoted before you decide, so you are never committed by booking.
Are travel vaccinations free on the NHS?
Some are available on the NHS at GP practices, and others are private wherever you have them. The pharmacist will tell you which of your recommended vaccinations fall into each group, so you can get the free ones from your practice if you prefer.
Can I get everything at the pharmacy?
Not always, and you will be told plainly which ones. Yellow fever requires a registered centre, and a few vaccines are stocked only by specialist clinics. The plan tells you what to arrange and where.
Do I need malaria tablets?
It depends on the country, the region within it, the season and what you will be doing. The pharmacist checks the current recommendation for your specific itinerary rather than the country as a whole, and goes through bite avoidance either way.
What if I have lost my vaccination records?
Bring what you have and say what you remember. Your GP practice can often supply a history. Where a record cannot be confirmed, the pharmacist works on the safe assumption and explains what that means for your plan.
Where this information comes from
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Book at a participating pharmacy
Your care is delivered by the pharmacy, not by WalkInClinics. The pharmacy team checks your eligibility before the appointment goes ahead.