Leaflets | Support | Patient+ | Guidelines | Weblinks | Poems | Videos | News | Products
Travel Health
UK sites
Health Advice for Travellers
From the Department of Health (NHS Choices).
European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
If you are a UK resident, you are entitled to medical treatment that becomes necessary, at reduced cost or sometimes free, when temporarily visiting a European Union (EU) country, and some other European countries. But - you need to carry a current EHIC card. You can apply for the card online. Remember, the card expires after a certain time interval - so you may need to renew it before you go abroad.
Travel Health Advice
Information from the British Medical Association.
Fit for Travel
Provides travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK. Compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health.
National Travel Health Network and Centre
Funded by the Department of Health to promote clinical standards in travel medicine. Lots of information for the traveller as well as for health professionals.
Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office Travel Advice section provides a range of material intended to advise and inform British citizens travelling abroad. This includes advice to help British travellers avoid trouble, especially threats to their personal safety arising from political unrest, lawlessness, violence, natural disasters, epidemics, anti-British demonstrations, and aircraft safety.
Using Electricity Safely While Abroad
Information from the Electrical Safety Council - an independent body promoting electrical safety for the protection of consumers. The ESC is keen to educate as many people as possible on this subject and reduce the amount of holiday accidents caused by electricity.
Tick Alert - from MASTA
The Tick Alert Campaign is warning travellers to 16 central and eastern European destinations to avoid tick bites and seek vaccine before travel. Tick Borne Encephalitis (TBE) - virus carrying ticks are now endemic from the Baltics to the Mediterranean. TBE is a potentially life-threatening viral disease that can lead to meningitis and result in paralysis and death in serious cases.
Medicine Guide for Immunisations
Medicine Guides provide reliable information about medicines (drugs), conditions and the different treatment options available. They have been developed in the UK as part of the Medicines Information Project.
See also the Patient UK Immunisation page.
Fever in the Returning Traveller
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Traveller's Diarrhoea
From the 'Behind the Medical Headlines' website developed to provide authoritative and independent expert commentaries on topical medical matters reported in the international media. Produced by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow.
Blood Care Foundation
A charitable, not for profit organisation, the Foundation operates a Blood Care Programme, which is designed to provide screened blood, in an emergency, to its members in any part of the world. The Programme is designed to alleviate the shortages of blood, which occur in many parts of the developing world.
British Airways Health Services Online
If you are planning a flight, have a medical problem, want to know about the cabin environment, medical care in the air, etc this site provides useful information including:
- Planning your flight - advice on fitness to fly, flying with specific medical conditions (including a guide for physicians), flying when pregnant, fear of flying and travel immunisations.
- During your flight - flying and your body, medical care in the air, cabin air quality, traveller's thrombosis (DVT), cosmic radiation and the disinfection of aircraft.
- After your flight - staying healthy whilst away, food and drink, taking care in the sun and other travel health issues.
- Traveller's thrombosis (DVT) - the risks, research and advice.
- Jet lag - advice on beating jet lag, rest and alertness, sleep and caffeine use.
Risk of Blood Clots during Air Travel
From the British Committee for Standards in Haematology. Provides information regarding the risk of blood clots (DVTs) during air travel.
Health Protection Agency
Lots of information on infectious diseases.
Malaria Hotspots
A website giving information on the malaria hotspots as well as travel tips and guides.
Expatnetwork
A range of information for UK citizens abroad including a health section with health news, insurance information and details of vaccination requirements by country.
Aviation Health Institute
Independent non-profit body promoting the health and well being of aeroplane passengers.
Am I Fit to Fly?
Information from the Civil Aviation Authority.
Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland
Provide an advice line service for people in Scotland. Their website also has various booklets, audio tapes, videos and factsheets - including a factsheet on air travel for people affected by heart disease and stroke.
Family Alert
A company providing a service to individuals so that next of kin can be contacted in cases of emergency. There is also a facility to hold medical information to be accessed by professionals if necessary. A range of services are available for children, those living alone, those with medical conditions and others.
Nomad Travel
Provides a full range of travel-related products through Nomad Travellers Stores and Mail Order Catalogue and offers a travel health service through in-house travel pharmacies and Nomad Travel Clinics. Also offers their own range of travel health products and equipment produced by Nomad Medical Ltd, available via this e-commerce enabled web site.
Travel Doctor
An interactive web site providing travel health information for UK travellers and customised medical kits for expeditions, global adventure travellers and holiday makers.
Accessible Travel
Accessible holidays and travel for wheelchair users, slow walkers, mature travellers, their families and friends.
It's So Easy Travel Insurance
A not-for-profit organisation linked to the registered charity Freedom to Travel. They provide advice and information and a travel protection scheme to people who are disabled or have a medical condition.
Travel Health Information
Comprehensive health information for the traveller from the BBC.
Travel Health UK
Practical advice and reviewed links to web pages and resources on travel health and medicine. Recommended for those travelling abroad for business and pleasure.
Vaccinations - I am Travelling Abroad, Will I Need Vaccinations Prior to Travel?
Frequently Asked Questions of the The Aviation Health Unit
Travel With Care
Online secure shop selling a range of products for healthy, comfortable and safe travel.
PAS UK and Eire
A nationwide and European private ambulance service.
Aeromed 365 Ltd
Specialist Independant Worldwide Medical Repatriation Service providing assistance in the repatriation of patients worldwide on both dedicated air ambulances and commercial carriers.
Wings Medical Group
Wings Medical Group currently manages over 3,000 cases per year, resulting in over 1,000 escorted commercial medical repatriations and over 200 air ambulance repatriations per year. As an assistance company Wings Medical Group offers 24-hour medical help.
Cover My Travels
Specialist travel insurance for people with pre-existing medical conditions. Very competitive rates. Online quotes and applications.
Travel immunisation
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Travel health
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Travellers' diarrhoea
Information from NHS Choices - the government's patient information portal.
Further sources / more detailed information
Some non-UK sites
The following list popular non-UK health information sites with content aimed at the general public. They are mainly from the US. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included but these large sites are comprehensive.
- Non-UK disease / illness sites
- Non-UK self-help / support group sites
More detailed medical information
The following list online sources of more detailed medical information, mainly from the UK. These sites are mainly aimed at health professionals, but are of interest to all. They have not been checked to see if information about the above topic is included, but information about most medical topics can usually be found.
- PatientPlus - hundreds of medical reference articles provided by Patient UK.
- Evidence Based Medicine - such as from Clinical Evidence, The Cochrane Library, etc.
- Database of UK Clinical Guidelines - from NICE, SIGN, Clinical Knowledge Summaries etc.
- Medline - abstracts available from thousands of journals.
- Sites listing free online medical textbooks and journals.
- Sites listing free medical images - pictures, atlases, anatomy, skin diseases, etc.
The authors and editors of this article are employed to create accurate and up to date content reflecting reliable research evidence, guidance and best clinical practice. They are free from any commercial conflicts of interest. Find out more about updating.
Patient UK Hearing Impairment Survey
Patient UK are grateful to the 550 people who took part in this survey.
To see the results click here.
If you'd like to leave your feedback, please go to our interactive forum.
Related pages in Patient UK
Health Topic information leaflets related to this topic (^ top of page)
BCG Immunisation
Childhood Immunisation
Cholera Immunisation
DTP / Polio / Hib Immunisation
Hepatitis A Immunisation
Hepatitis B Immunisation
HPV Immunisation
Immunisation - Usual UK Schedule
Influenza Immunisation
Japanese Encephalitis Immunisation
Meningococcal Group C Immunisation
Meningococcal Immunisation
MMR Immunisation
Pneumococcal Immunisation
Polio Immunisation
Rabies Immunisation
Rubella Immunisation
Schistosomiasis
Tetanus Immunisation
Tick-Borne Encephalitis Immunisation
Typhoid Immunisation
Yellow Fever ImmunisationSupport Groups related to this topic (^ top of page)
Air Transport Users Council
Aviation Health
Aviation Health Unit
Fit for Travel
MASTA (Travel Health Info and Clinics)
TravelHealth
Travelling & Living Overseas, Foreign & Commonwealth OfficePatientPlus articles related to this topic (^ top of page)
Diagnosing The Tropical Traveller
Flying with Medical Conditions
Immunisation Schedule (UK)
Travel Advice
Vaccines and Immunological ProductsUK guidelines related to this topic (^ top of page)
Guidelines on Air Travel
Guidelines on ImmunisationLinks to other selected websites related to this topic (^ top of page)
Immunisation
Jet LagPoems and stories related to this topic (^ top of page)
The Big OneVideos related to this topic (^ top of page)
Links to online videos on Immunisation
Holiday Health Report (video page)Patient UK Newspaper (^ top of page)
Recent related news items
Vaccine injury payouts urged
Yellow Fever Vaccination Campaign Underway In 3 African Countries
Mountain medics
30 fresh cases of dengue in Delhi, total 585
Manila, After the Floods, Battles 'Rat Fever'All news by related topic
Air Travel news
Immunisation news
Travel Health newsRelated Products (^ top of page)
Online Pharmacy
EMLA Cream 5%Medical equipment

Books
Travel Fit: Essential Exercises for When You Travel
Travellers' Good Health Guide
Other - Useful resources (^ top of page)
Pictures, diagrams, photos, images, etc.Evidence based medicine
Online textbooks and journals
UK Guidelines
Online Videos
Medline
Other good health sites
Want to search some more? Use the Google Search box below to search our site.
Disclaimer: Patient UK has no control over the content of any external links above. Inclusion does not imply endorsement by Patient UK.
Want to advertise on this site? Find out how >>
Here you can follow a link to view existing patient experiences on this subject, or to add your own
This will offer you the usual PDF options i.e. document navigation, search, zoom and formatted print
Note: this is the best way to print the document
Note: this will open in a new window
Note: this will open in a new window
Here you can follow a link to view existing patient experiences on this subject, or to add your own
This will offer you the usual PDF options i.e. document navigation, search, zoom and formatted print
Note: this is the best way to print the document
Note: this will open in a new window
Note: this will open in a new window



