Practice Contractual Requirement to Provide Travel Vaccinations
A practice CANNOT opt out of giving travel vaccinations, it is part of the core contract.
Travel vaccinations that must be given for free to all registered patients
These vaccinations must be given as part of NHS provision though GMS essential services, and no fee can be charged to a registered patient:
- polio (given as a combined diphtheria/tetanus/polio jab)
- typhoid
- hepatitis A
- cholera
Vaccinations that are not free
These vaccinations are not free on the NHS:
- hepatitis B
- Japanese encephalitis
- meningitis
- rabies
- tick-borne encephalitis
- tuberculosis (TB)
- yellow fever (Yellow fever vaccines are only available from designated centres).
Charging
The practice may charge a registered patient if the vaccination is requested for travel.
The patient may either be given a private prescription to get the vaccines or charged for stock purchased and held by the practice. Administration is also chargeable.
An FP10 (or equivalent NHS prescription) must not be used to provide these vaccines.
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