Standards in travel medicine
Some essential documents relating to standards in travel medicine and immunisation
Travel Medicine
- Faculty of Travel Medicine RCPS (Glasgow): Good practice guidance for providing a travel health service
- Faculty of Travel Medicine RCPS (Glasgow): Recommendations for the practice of travel medicine
- Royal College of Nursing: Travel health nursing: career and competence development
- Care Quality Commission: GP mythbuster 107: Pre-travel health services
Immunisation
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Vaccines and medicines: availability, supply, shortages and use of unlicensed medicines
Information for health professionals on availability of vaccines and use of unlicensed products
Updated: 06 August 2025Educational events
A list of courses, conferences and study days of relevance to UK health professionals working, or wishing to work, in the field of travel medicine
Updated: 12 August 2025Country-specific information: Rationale
Epidemiological rationale for recommendations
Updated: 29 July 2025'Getting to Grips...' online events and video guides
Online guides and webinar sessions for health professionals interested in travel health
Updated: 29 May 2025Infectious diseases
Chikungunya
This viral infection occurs in some tropical and subtropical regions of the world, predominantly transmitted through the bite of an infected Aedes mosquito
Updated: 29 July 2025Poliomyelitis
Poliomyelitis (polio) is a potentially paralysing viral infection that only occurs in humans
Updated: 14 July 2025Rabies
Rabies occurs in warm-blooded mammals and is transmitted to humans, most often by a bite or scratch from an infected animal, usually a dog
Updated: 20 June 2025Preparing for healthy travel
Summer travel: advice for students and young holidaymakers
Off on a summer break? See our guide to staying safe and healthy abroad
Updated: 28 May 2025First aid kits
A travel health first aid kit is recommended for travellers
Updated: 03 September 2024Insect and tick bite avoidance
Protection from insect and tick bites is essential to help prevent vector-borne diseases such as malaria, yellow fever and Zika
Updated: 21 March 2024Special risk travel/traveller
Areas of humanitarian crisis
For humanitarian aid workers and those advising those travelling to areas of conflict or disaster
Updated: 07 April 2025Travelling with additional needs and/or disability
This factsheet provides an overview and advice on the points to consider when travelling with additional needs and/or disability
Updated: 30 May 2024Sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
Information on pre-travel preparation, tips to stay health abroad and links to useful resources for travellers with sickle cell disease and thalassaemia
Updated: 11 March 2024Clinic resources
Educational events
A list of courses, conferences and study days of relevance to UK health professionals working, or wishing to work, in the field of travel medicine
Updated: 12 August 2025Vaccines and medicines: availability, supply, shortages and use of unlicensed medicines
Information for health professionals on availability of vaccines and use of unlicensed products
Updated: 06 August 2025'Getting to Grips...' online events and video guides
Online guides and webinar sessions for health professionals interested in travel health
Updated: 29 May 2025
