Guidance and advice on aspects of your health both before you travel and whilst travelling. Health advice when travellingThe University Occupational Health Service provide individually tailored advice and information on how to protect your health whilst travelling on University business or research. Please review our Travel Health Services via the link below and ensure you contact us as required. HTML When to contact usIdeally at least 6 weeks prior to departure date (as you may require more than one visit to the Occupational Health Service to complete some vaccination schedules). However, if your departure date is imminent, it is extremely important that you get travel health advice now to ensure that you are equipped to protect your health whilst travelling for work. University Occupational Health ServiceTel: +44(0)131 650 8190Email: occupational.health@ed.ac.uk Guidance on travelling to areas of high environmental air pollution has been added as an annexe to the travel risk assessment. Occupational Health Service Travel services The Occupational Health Service can provide individually tailored advice for your travel itinerary and planned activities. Occupational Health Service Appointment Guidance on booking an appointment with the Occupational Health Service for travel advice and innoculations. Occupational Health Service Travel vaccines Vaccines available from the Occupational Health Service General travel health General travel health guidance for staff Travel health insurance Advice on travel health insurance requirements Prescribed medicines Guidance for taking prescribed medicines or drugs abroad Zika Virus Advice for University staff or students who intend to travel to, or have recently returned from, an area which is affected by the Zika virus. External websites of interestFitforTravelNational Travel Health Network and CentreWorld Health OrganizationForeign and Commonwealth Office This article was published on 2024-11-12
HTML When to contact usIdeally at least 6 weeks prior to departure date (as you may require more than one visit to the Occupational Health Service to complete some vaccination schedules). However, if your departure date is imminent, it is extremely important that you get travel health advice now to ensure that you are equipped to protect your health whilst travelling for work. University Occupational Health ServiceTel: +44(0)131 650 8190Email: occupational.health@ed.ac.uk