Travel health advice

Many residents travel abroad annually for holidays, business, or visiting family and friends. To ensure safety and public health, access to reliable advice is crucial to protect travellers and reduce risks of imported infections. 

Key resources and advice for the public:

• Latest advice Public Health Agency health advice for travellers Spring/Summer 2025
• Foreign travel advice - GOV.UK
• NaTHNaC (Travel Health Pro) - Country List - Find travel health advice for destinations worldwide and a wealth of useful resources for travellers and health professionals providing travel health services in the UK.
• Travel advice from World Health Organization
• fitfortravel (effective July 2025 no longer being updated) to access up-to-date health information for the UK public, it provides advice on avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.
   

Key resources and advice for healthcare professionals:

For healthcare professionals 

The following websites provide travel health advice, including information on travel vaccines, for health professionals advising the public about avoiding illness and staying healthy when travelling abroad.

• National Travel Health Network and Centre (NaTHNaC) - comprehensive travel health and vaccine guidance.
• TRAVAX  - tailored advice for healthcare professionals.

Returning worker support  

Advice for people returning to the UK after working in virus affected areas:

• Ebola and Marburg: returning workers scheme (RWS) - GOV.UK - for those from affected regions.
• Mpox clade I returning workers scheme - GOV.UK - assistance for workers returning from Mpox-affected areas.