What to Expect When Visiting a Travel Clinic in London

Are you ready for your international holiday? If you’re reading this article, you probably have your flight booked and have scheduled time off from work, so now is the perfect time to investigate whether there are any health risks at your destination and determine if you need any vaccinations prior to your departure.

Travel clinics offer valuable services which include advising and preparing travellers with the appropriate vaccinations and medications for their travel destination. Getting sick on your holiday is the last thing you want, it’s much smarter to be pro-active and take preventative steps before leaving.

Pearl Chemist Group has several travel clinics in London that can provide vaccinations, medication, and expert advice on travel health to ensure you stay safe and healthy while traveling. Make sure to visit our travel clinic in Merton, Earlsfield, Banstead, or Wandsworth at least 6 to 8 weeks before you leave if you are travelling to a high-risk regions where yellow fever, malaria, hepatitis, or other life-threatening diseases are more prevalent.

If you haven’t been to a travel clinic, here’s what to expect.

Before You Travel

Schedule your travel clinic appointmentat least 2 months before your trip. It’s important to visit a travel clinic early because many travel vaccines are administered in series over a few weeks to build immunity.

Your Travel Clinic Appointment

You will have a consultation with one of our PCG Travel Clinic health experts who will ask you detailed questions about your itinerary and your plans for the trip. Will you be in an area with no clean water, or will you maybe be hiking in mosquito-infested areas, or will you be staying in a resort surrounded by greenery? All these factors will determine whether you’re at any health risk while travelling.

No matter where you’re travelling, our team will explain how to stay safe and how to reduce the risk of travellers’ diarrhoea, mosquito bites, and Hepatitis A.

Many travel clinics in the UK use travel health information databases to identify health risks, such as Malaria, Dengue, Rabies, Zika Virus, and other infectious diseases in countries around the world.

Travel immunisations are the most common way to prevent travel-related illnesses in high-risk countries. Depending on what country you will be visiting and the vaccinations you’ve been given in the past, you may get one, two, or multiple vaccinations during the same visit. Common travel vaccines include Hepatitis A, Japanese Encephalitis, Typhoid, Rabies, and Yellow Fever.

Unfortunately, there is no vaccination for Malaria or Dengue Fever. However, Malaria is preventable with anti-malarial medication while Dengue Fever is not, but your travel health expert can advise you on how to prevent mosquito bites to reduce the chance of getting infected.

One of the best ways to stay healthy while travelling is to use common sense, this can help you prevent unwanted illness and disease.

To meet with a travel healthcare specialist prior to your trip, visit a PCG travel clinic in Earlsfield, Merton, Banstead, or Wandsworth.