GP practices no longer provide travel vaccinations please follow the link below to view Ayrshire & Arran public health guidance for travel vaccinations.
Visit www.fitfortravel.nhs.uk for travel health information for travelling abroad from the UK. The website is provided by NHS (Scotland)
Travelling in Europe
If you are travelling to Europe a very useful booklet has been published with advice and guidance to help you get the most out of your holiday. To visit please click:- http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/eu_glance/86/en.pdf (this is a large document and may take a minute or two to view)
Post vaccination advice
Some people will develop slight tenderness, redness and sometimes swelling at the site of the injection and a small number may experience slight fever, headache, general aching and malaise approximately 24 hours after the vaccination, lasting about 24 hours. You are advised to take regular analgesia to reduce your temperature (e.g. paracetamol if this is suitable for you) and to drink plenty of non alcoholic fluids. A cold compress applied to the site of the injection may relieve the discomfort. We do request you wait within the vicinity of the surgery for approximately 10 minutes after receiving any vaccines. This is merely a precaution, because in extremely rare circumstances, a person can have an immediate and sometimes severe allergic reaction which would require medical attention.
Specific information about Yellow Fever Vaccine
The symptoms described above under general side effects can sometimes occur in yellow fever vaccine 5-10 days after vaccination and last a little longer. Please also refer to the NaTHNaC Yellow Fever leaflet provided or found at http://www.nathnac.org/pro/documents/YFvaccineinfofortravellers.pdf .
If concerned about your condition it is wise to contact your doctor or practice nurse – the telephone number for YOUR SURGERY IS 01560 320205 (Darvel), 01560 320120 (Newmilns), or for NHS 24 111