Travel Vaccinations

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Fear of Flying

We often get asked to prescribe medication for patients who have a fear of flying to help calm them down.

Prescribing these drugs is not recommended for many reasons:

1. Although plane emergencies are rare, taking Diazepam reduces awareness and reaction times for patients so you risk not being able to react to save your life if you have to escape quickly. 

2. The use of these drugs can make you sleep in an unnaturally deep sleep. This means you won’t move around as much as during natural sleep so you have a bigger risk of getting a blood clot. This risk is bigger if your flight is longer than 4 hours

3. They have short term bad effects on memory, co-ordination, concentration and reaction times, and are addictive if used for a long time, with withdrawal leading to fits, hallucinations, agitation and confusion. They have also become widely used drugs of abuse since they first came on the market. Diazepam in the UK is a controlled drug and the prescribing guidelines doctors have to follow say that the use to treat short-term ‘mild’ anxiety is inappropriate.

4. Some people get agitated and aggressive after taking diazepam and similar drugs, and behave in a way that they would not normally, which can pose a risk to everyone’s safety

5. There is evidence use of these drugs stops the normal adjustment response that would gradually lessen anxiety over time, and may increase anxiety in the long term, especially if used repeatedly.

So we will no longer be providing Diazepam or similar drugs for flight anxiety. There are flight anxiety courses available to help deal with anxiety and these ae listed below.

Fly And Be Calm™

Fly And Be Calm™ is an instant download and comes with a money back guarantee (Guarantee does not apply to app versions).6 MP3 tracks which include instructions, the fear removal tool and two hypnotic tracks. The least expensive option, takes very little time, works on the root cause of your problem. If you are not 100% happy you can get a full refund. https://flyandbecalm.co.uk/

Easy Jet

www.fearlessflyer.easyjet.com

British Airways

https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb/information/travelassistance/flying-with-confidence

Virgin Atlantic

https://www.flyingwithoutfear.co.uk

Dreaming of travelling outside of the UK?
 
 
The UK immunisation programme protects us from a wide variety of infectious diseases, but does not cover all of those found overseas.
 
 
To find out if you need vaccinations against the infectious diseases found where you plan to explore then make sure you plan ahead.
 
 
Complete a travel vaccination form and one of our nurses will assess this alongside your current vaccination status and contact you to book any additional vaccinations you may need. They will also provide you with the most up to date information on staying healthy whilst travelling.
 
 
Booking 8 weeks before travel is key to allowing adequate time for your immunity to develop! Complete the form below or come to the surgery to collect a form in person
 
 
More information on Travel health can be found at https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/countries

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RESOURCES FOR THE TRAVEL

This resource list was updated 08.11.21

 

 

 COVID-19 resources for travellers

 

 

 

Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO)  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to get the NHS Covid Pass

 

 

 

TravelHealthPro

 

 

  • Travel Health Pro: Covid-19 Testing for International Travel Purposes

https://travelhealthpro.org.uk/factsheet/97/covid-19-testing-for-international-travel-purposes

 

 

 

 

 

 

EUROPEAN TRAVEL AFTER 1ST JANUARY 2021

 

  

LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDER TRAVELLERS

 

 

 

MALARIA

 

 

 

MEASLES

 

 

 

 

 

MENTAL HEALTH & TRAVEL

 

 

 

 

 

 

RABIES

https://publichealthengland-immunisati.app.box.com/s/l20owjmkk7w2luxk40ys3yfcggk2b788

 

TETANUS

 

UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

USEFUL WEBSITES

 

 

 

 

 

  • GSK healthcare professionals: Meningitis ACWY certificates & Travel Well leaflets & other resources – click on therapy areas/vaccines/patient resources https://gskpro.com/en-gb/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

YELLOW FEVER

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 ZIKA VIRUS

 

 

 

  • PHE AUG 2017 Mosquito bite avoidance for travellers https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/636707/20170808_Mosquito_advice_sheet_V3.pdf