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Our specialist travel clinics can provide you with information, vaccination and medication tailored to your trip.

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13 January 2025

NHS Lothian Travel Clinics – Increased Service Demand

We are experiencing an increased demand for NHS travel clinic services in 2025. Our 5 clinics across Lothian are regularly fully booked around 3 weeks in advance.

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23 September 2024

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

An outbreak of pertussis has been ongoing in the UK since the beginning of 2024. The number of pertussis cases from Jan – May 2024 was 7,599. Pertussis outbreaks tend to cycle every few years with 6000 cases in 2016 being the last big UK outbreak and around 24 million cases a year globally.

NHS Lothian Travel Clinics.

The past 20 years have seen a huge increase in global tourist travel. This has also been associated with a rise in travel-related illness, which underlines the importance of travellers getting individually tailored advice to protect their health.

About Us

We aim to provide gold standard travel medicine services through our team of Clinical Nurse Specialists and Travel Medicine Consultants.

Services & Fees

Our clinics complement travel clinics run by private institutions and medical charities in Edinburgh.

Find a Clinic

We are launching based travel clinics at venues near you. You can request any clinic location where appointments are available.

Get Travel Advice for Your Trip.

Before you consult a travel medicine specialist you can get information about your destination country, any vaccines required or recommended, malaria and health information.

Destination Country Advice

Disease Prevention Advice

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