The Travel Clinic at The Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) offers specialised travel health services for people of all ages and health needs.  We provide travel health advice and risk assessments, antimalarial and other travel-related medications, and vaccinations to ensure safe and healthy travel. Both NHS  and private pay appointments are available for a range of services.

Vaccines: A specialist vaccination and vaccine advice service for tropical diseases such as rabies, dengue and yellow fever.

Malaria prevention: Specialist advice on malaria prevention and antimalarial medication

Complex travel medicineTailored advice and vaccinations for travellers with complex itineraries or health conditions.

Post-travel screeningHealth checks for individuals returning from tropical regions to identify any potential infections or health issues.

Organisational screening: Health screenings for employees of organisations who travel frequently.

For pre-travel health advice and vaccinations, we offer doctor and nurse led appointments both on the NHS and privately. 

NHS appointments

To book an NHS appointment, ask your healthcare provider (GP, specialist nurse, midwife, or pharmacist) to send an email referral to uclh.htdtravelclinic@nhs.net

Appointments are for individuals with underlying health conditions or other factors that increase travel risk e.g. complicated, remote, lengthy trips, pregnancy, young children, or older people. 

Private appointments

Private pre-travel appointments are available for a fee. Appointments with a nurse cost £55, and appointments with a doctor cost £160.

If you would like to book an appointment, please complete the self-referral form.

For more information see the FAQs.

General enquiries

Other contact information

Opening hours:

Tuesday: 9:15am - 12:45pm
Wednesday: 1:30pm - 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:45am - 1:15pm 
Friday: 9:15am - 12:45pm

Address

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Outpatient Clinic 2nd Floor
Mortimer Market Centre
Capper Street
London, WC1E 6JB 

Referral address

The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Outpatient Clinic 2nd Floor
Mortimer Market Centre
Capper Street
London, WC1E 6JB 

Travel vaccinations

The travel clinic at HTD provides a specialist vaccination and vaccine advice service for tropical diseases such as rabies, dengue and yellow fever. The clinic specialist's can help travellers assess the safety, appropriateness, and timing of vaccinations they may need before a trip. 

Complex travel medicine

Whether you're planning a long-term trip or have a condition that makes you more vulnerable to complications - such as being immunosuppressed, over 65, undergoing fertility treatment, pregnant, breastfeeding, travelling with a baby or young child, or suffering from allergies or blood disorders - our expert team is here to ensure your journey is safe and that you are well prepared.

Organisational screening

Organisational screening is available for individuals in organisations with a current contract with the Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD) travel medicine service. 

 

Post-travel screening

The travel clinic at HTD offers both NHS and private nurse-led consultations to people of all ages returning from tropical and sub-tropical areas of the world to check for infections.  

This service is suitable for people who have returned from their travels more than three months ago and don’t have any symptoms but are worried that they may be at risk. 

Travel medicine education and training

A travel medicine course is offered as part of junior doctor training programme, conducted by NaTHNaC and Hospital for Tropical Diseases (HTD). 

Travel clinic FAQs

Find out answers to some of the travel clinic services most commonly asked questions.