Travel Vaccinations and Medication

We do not provide travel clinics or travel health advice in the practice. You can access travel clinics locally at Boots Penrith, Boots Kendal or Dalston Pharmacy who do offer a Travel Clinic.  You will need to discuss which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting in order to determine what vaccinations are required.

It is important to make this initial contact as early as possible – at least 6 weeks before you travel – as a series of appointments may be required to actually receive the vaccinations and /or medication. These often have to be ordered as they are not a stock item. 

If recommended by the local travel clinic we can provide the following vaccinations free on the NHS to travellers:

  • Cholera
  • Hepatitis A
  • Polio (DTP)
  • Typhoid

Appointments for the above vaccinations are only available if you have been advised that they are required by a travel clinic. Please give at least 4 weeks’ notice when booking an appointment with the practice nurse (appointments for travel vaccinations are not available on the day or at short notice). Please also bring your travel clinic documentation with you so the nurse can check eligibility and administer the vaccines. We are unable to administer any vaccines without sight of the travel clinic documentation.

All other vaccinations and travel health advice should be provided by the travel clinic.

 

Surgery Information

Do not book a GP appointment if you think you might have coronavirus. Instead stay at home and self-isolate avoiding close contact with other members of your household.

Use the 111 coronavirus service to see if you need medical help.
If you do speak to one of our Doctors you must inform them of all symptoms you are experiencing.

PATIENTS GIVEN APPOINTMENTS AT OUR RED HUB IN PENRITH:

During the current COVID-19 outbreak, patients experiencing certain symptoms (breathing issues and / or fever) and who have been telephone assessed by a GP to need a face-to-face examination will be called to our local ‘Red Hub’.

Click here www.northcumbriaccg.nhs.uk/redhubs to find out more about where to go, what it will look and feel like and what to do when you arrive.
There is also a short film and animation to explain why it looks different for children.

Further information available here