Comprehensive travel health care for people of all ages
It offers advice on potential health risks in different countries and outlines the protective measures you can take. This personalised advice takes into account your age, type of travel, destination and any ongoing medical conditions.
Services
- Full medical consultations
- Advice and administering of suggested and required vaccination
- Prescriptions for any medication required whilst traveling
- A booklet summarising the advice given
- Post-travel advice, should you get ill overseas or soon after return
Yellow Fever – a recent Ministry of Health Policy requires that both a
doctor and a medical centre be accredited to administer Yellow Fever
injections. The Hastings Health Centre Travel Medicine Service is
accredited.
How soon should I arrange my travel health care?
Travel
consultations and prescriptions should ideally be organised at least 2
months prior to travel. This allows for courses of vaccinations to
take affect.
What do I need to bring to my appointment?
It is vital to bring details of any illnesses, medications, allergies
and dates of any prior vaccinations, along with your itinerary.
Who provides these services?
Dr. Colin Dykes provides these services in addition to his normal
practice in GP3. Colin’s qualifications are MB, Ch.B, Dip.Obst. He is
a Fellow of the Royal NZ College of General Practitioners. Colin has
additional training in Travel Medicine, including accreditation of
Yellow Fever immunisations. Colin has also completed a postgraduate
Travel Medicine paper and travelled in third world countries.
Appointments
Appointments are available Mon-Fri 8.45am –5pm except Thurs, which is 8.45am-12noon
Phone 06 873 8525 (GP3) to make an appointment
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