Department of Travel Medicine and Travel Clinic

Travel is an important part of our lives; in 2017 there were 72.8 million visits overseas by UK residents, a 3% increase from the previous year.

At the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) we believe that whether your trip is for work, holiday or to visit friends or relatives you should be able to travel with up to date, clear and comprehensive pre-travel advice.

What is different about our service?

The travel clinic offers a specialist consultant led service and nurse led service.
Consultant consultations are for those who require specialist medical advice related to travel. This service is available on the NHS but only if you have a referral from your GP or your hospital specialist prior to your appointment. Alternatively you can pay privately for this consultation (see price list).

If you do not require a consultant appointment then you can visit our nurse led service which has an appointment fee in addition to the charges for vaccines and travel supplies (see price list).

Examples of the types of travellers we regularly see include those who are pregnant or breastfeeding, infants, older persons or those who have conditions such as HIV, cancer, sickle cell disease, arthritis, multiple sclerosis, autoimmune conditions, chronic kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, allergies and post-transplant patients.

What does our clinic offer?

All patients (regardless of their route of referral) will have to pay for all vaccines, anti-malarial medications, and private prescriptions as well as travel related equipment (eg mosquito repellents, bed nets etc).

What types of consultation do we offer?

• Consultant-lead travel advice NHS (not charged) or Private (£150)
• Nurse-lead travel advice and vaccinations (Private only charged at £50*)
• Pre- and Post-deployment health screens for humanitarian aid workers, NGO workers, Governmental bodies, academic institutions and other corporate organisations.
• Post tropical screens

Please note if you have a referral letter from an NHS health care provider you will not be charged for your appointment.

If you do not have an NHS referral we can offer you a private consultant appointment for which you will be charged.

We do not currently offer walk in appointments.

*The HTD travel clinic offers a bespoke service providing specialist advice for clients. A consultation fee was first introduced to the clinic in 2003. This reflects a service offering advice and guidance around all areas of risk reduction and disease prevention related to travel and not just providing vaccines and antimalarial medication. We have managed to avoid any price increases since 2003 and in order to continue to provide this specialist service we will be increasing our specialist nurse-led consultation fee to £50 from the 1st January 2020.

Opening hours

Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm

There are no consultant-lead clinics on Monday Wednesday and Friday

How do I book an appontment?