North Devon Travel Clinic

30/12/2025

Thinking about weight loss for the New Year? We can help you achieve your goals. A new service starting for North Devon Travel Clinic in January 2026. We are a certified partner of the National Medical Weight Loss Programme. Contact us today for more information.

26/07/2025

We are hiring!
North Devon Travel Clinic is looking to recruit a Travel Health Advisor for a part time position, to be based at the Tarka Clinic in Barnstaple.

Travel Health Advisor
Part-Time: 4 hours alternate Saturday Mornings. Possibility of a day or half day in the week also, but not mandatory. Salary: £18-£25 per hour
Contract: Permanent
See ad for more details.

North Devon Travel Clinic

26/07/2025

We will be at the North Devon Show again this year on Wednesday 6th August. If you want some advice for your travels, have heard about the new vaccines for dengue or chikungunya or want to try a pair of our Archies or but travel products then come and find us in the Members Mall. We are also offering free travel health assessments on the day - please bring your vaccination history if possible.

The North Devon Show a leading agricultural show in the south west of England. Join us for 1 day, agricultural fun and entertainment the whole family can enjoy.

21/08/2024

MPOX

Due to the current outbreak of Mpox in Central and Western Africa we are getting numerous enquiries about the Mpox vaccine. This is not currently available privately in the UK. A very small subset of people may be eligible on the NHS. This information can be found on the link below including symptoms and what to do if you think you may have Mpox.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/mpox/

Even if travelling to these regions the risk of Mpox is very low. There is no recommendation for the use of the vaccine in travellers from the UK at present.

Mpox is transmitted via close contact with someone with Mpox. Travellers can minimise their risk by practicing good hygiene measures such as regular hand washing, ensuring surfaces/objects are clean/disinfected and also ensuring bedding and towels are clean. Animals can also transmit Mpox so avoiding contact with animals whilst abroad and ensuring any food containing meat is well cooked also reduces risk of transmission.

We will update our website if the vaccine becomes available. However we have confirmed that it is only supplied to Government organisations and not commercially. This means it will likely only be available if the UK Government decide there is a need to vaccinate further subgroups within the population.

If the risk to travellers increases, including if it becomes inadvisable to travel, would be published on the FCDO website.
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice

For further advice on how to recognise and avoid contracting Mpox please click the link below:
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/mpox

17/04/2024

We are still experiencing some problems with our phone lines in the clinic. We are able to accept calls but our answerphone service is still not available. If you cannot get through please either try again or send us a message via our website. Thank you for your ongoing patience.

10/04/2024

We are having problems with our phone lines in the clinic. If you need to contact us please send an email or online enquiry. Thank you for your patience.

17/03/2024

We are hiring!

North Devon Travel Clinic is looking to recruit a Travel Health Advisor for a part time position, to be based at the Tarka Clinic in Barnstaple.

Travel Health Advisor
Part-Time: 4 hours alternate Saturday Mornings. Possibility of weekday hours also subject to expansion of the clinic. Salary: £18-£25 per hour
Contract: Permanent

See ad for more details.

https://uk.indeed.com/job/travel-health-nurse-advisor-2a1235aea9bfdbdf

17/07/2023

Less than 1 week to go. Come and see us at the show! We will have clinicians on hand to offer advice, a wide range of products available and information for you to look at to keep you safe on your travels at home and abroad.

07/07/2023

07/06/2023

We will be at the mid Devon show on 22nd July. Have a question about your vaccinations for upcoming travel? Need some travel products? We will be there to answer your questions so pop along and see us!

https://www.facebook.com/themiddevonshow

Get ready for an unforgettable day celebrating the very best of rural Mid Devon! Immerse yourself in a vibrant mix of spectacular entertainment, mouth-watering food, unique shopping, live music, flourishing horticulture, and a glimpse into farm life

04/05/2023

SPOTLIGHT ON YELLOW FEVER

Yellow Fever is a mosquito borne viral illness that is endemic in some parts of Africa and South and Central America as well as Trinidad in the Caribbean. The yellow fever mosquito feeds predominantly from dawn to dusk. Yellow fever, if symptomatic, usually starts with symptoms of fever, muscle pain, headache and loss of appetite and will then progress on to jaundice, bleeding and multi organ failure. There is no treatment apart from supportive care. Mosquito bite avoidance is also extremely important.

When you have your travel health assessment your advisor will consider your risk of yellow fever, and if there are any certificate requirements for your trip, as some countries will specify you have to have a certificate to prove vaccination against yellow fever in order to enter. Vaccination against yellow fever is a single dose and now is lifelong so it is very important to keep your certificate safe. Certificates can be reissued but you need to have the batch number and manufacturer of the vaccine you received in order for this to be possible. Certificates issued before the change in 2016 to lifelong protection do not need to be reissued as they should be accepted despite the length previously being 10 years.

Yellow fever vaccinations have to be administered at a designated centre. This means you can be assured that your advisor has had specific training in the assessment and administration of the yellow fever vaccine. We would recommend you consult your travel health advisor as soon as possible when you have booked your trip to ensure you have all your health needs covered.

17/04/2023

SPOTLIGHT ON JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS

If you are travelling to South East Asia or the Indian Subcontinent then this illness is something that could affect you and is preventable through vaccination. It has received more publicity recently as an outbreak has been reported for the first time in Australia. It is transmitted by the bite of a mosquito, which is most active between dusk and dawn. Bite avoidance remains extremely important to prevent mosquito-borne illnesses.

The Japanese Encephalitis virus causes fever, headache, encephalitis, meningitis, seizures and other nerve problems. There is no treatment other than supportive care and 1 in 250 people infected will have more severe illness.

It is more likely to occur in travellers having a prolonged stay in rural areas or travel to rural areas during the transmission season. Anyone with pre-existing medical problems, under 10 years or over 50 years is more at risk of serious disease.

It is advisable to vaccinate:
Those likely to be frequently exposed to bites in rural infected areas (e.g. backpackers, agricultural workers, volunteers).
Long stays (e.g. more than one month) in infected areas.
Repeated visits to risk areas (e.g. flood plains, rice paddies, marshlands).
Short stays during epidemics/outbreaks.
Migrants going to live in an endemic area.

Vaccination consists of 2 doses of an inactivated vaccine given at least a week apart and ideally 28 days apart. We would recommend you consult your travel health advisor as soon as possible when you have booked your trip to ensure you have all your health needs covered. The consultation costs £20 but you will get this deducted from the cost of any vaccinations you have with us and we will advise you if any are available free through your GP.