Travel clinic - Cambridge students get protected

Student years are the perfect time for travel. Without the responsibilities of jobs or mortgages, students can travel the world, often working their way around. Some choose to do this before they go to university, whilst others use their vacation time to explore other countries and cultures. When it comes to visiting a travel clinic, Cambridge students and residents can rely on CityDoc.

A travel clinic for Cambridge

You could go and see your GP for travel advice and inoculations, but if you’re not registered with a GP or you just want to walk in and get the advice you need, you may be better off visiting a dedicated travel clinic. Cambridge is a busy university city, and you may have to wait for a GP appointment, but with a walk-in travel clinic you can discuss your needs and get the preventative treatment you need whenever it suits you. Think about visiting a travel clinic in Cambridge if you are:

• Taking part in a voluntary working trip – these trips usually last for the period of a summer vacation, but can take place at any time of the year, so that gap year students can take part. Usually very well organised, the company or charity leading the trip will give you full details of the inoculations you will need for the part of the world you are visiting. Take this list to your travel clinic in Cambridge so that the doctor can check the injections you need and give you the right ones at the right times. Remember to visit your travel clinic well in advance of your trip because some of the injections will need to be given several days, weeks or even months before you travel.

• Round-the-world trips – whether you’re working your way around the world, or just backpacking and enjoying the sights, you must be properly protected against certain diseases. The best thing to do is to visit a travel clinic in Cambridge well before you leave so that you can discuss your itinerary and see which injections you need to have and when. This will often depend on the countries you are planning to visit.

• Summer camps – many people decide to lead or take part in summer camps around the world. Most of these are in the USA, where inoculations are not needed as a matter of course, but if you are taking part in particular activities or going to a summer camp in a country where there is a threat of disease, you must visit a travel clinic in Cambridge or one of our London travel clinics or a travel clinicin your home town before you leave.

CityDoc gives you all the medical services you need. Offering individual care, and a corporate health services to businesses, CityDoc provides a comprehensive healthcare service, with rapid referrals to specialists where necessary. Whether you’re looking for a private doctor, an STD test or other sexual health tests, a single MMR for your child, a travel clinic in London or you just need inoculations before your next holiday, CityDoc can help. Just fill in our online form for more information.