Cost of travel vaccinations?

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We were til today it would cost Around £100 each for me and DH for our vacation this year. We expected to pay for our yellow fever one but things like tetanus I thought were available on the NHS?

I remember having to pay for yellow fever but not for the rest. If you have had 5 tetanus injections then you have completed the course and shouldnt need any more. What others are you getting? Where are you going?

www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Travel-immunisation/Pages/Getting-travel-vaccinations.aspx

Thanks Seona, Were off to Uganda on a working holiday...Well, he'll be working :)
We researched before hand and expected the cost for the yellow fever, but have also been told it will be £30 for hepatitis A, £25 for something called ACWY? and another £20 for tetanus...which I thought was always available on the NHS. On top of that we have to pay £50 each for anti-malarials?

I want to know whether thats our GP being tight, or this is what would happen at all surgerys?

Our GP charges for everything as well. if you had to have tetanus eg because of an accident then it is free but as it is a choice (you are choosing to go on holiday somewhere where you need it) then they charge. you get the flu vaccine for free with mine but only if elidgible. if you are just the worried well then they make you pay for that as well. Won't DH's company pay if he is working?

Sadly not lol, he's volunteering as part of a medical outreach team but its through a charity and because the vaccinations are voluntary they dont pay for them.

Interesting thought about the tetanus due to accident, may slash him with a rusty nail later and see if we can get it for free.

Have you told the GP that this is a medical outreach trip? I receive certain 'travel' vaccines for free because of my job and risk of exposure. I get my tetanus every 10 years for free again because my risk of contraction is exceptionally high due to my job. GPs and surgeries do do cost benefit calculations and for me they figure getting any these diseases would cost them way more.

Well that was my argument, I think it would cost them more to treat us if we contracted anything over there, the doctor is fully awar of why were going hut won't subsidise it. His own hospital won't even give us them as we're choosing to go. I was asking on here to see if this was a general rule but it seems up to individual g.p's? Maybe it's wOrth changing gp's if it will save us £200!