At Fifth Avenue Family Practice our aim is to make your travel preparation easy, cost-effective, and tailored to your needs. Planning your trip in advance is very important. Our Travel Clinic at Fifth Avenue Family Practice in Tauranga will make sure you are ready for your upcoming adventures.
Fortunately, most travel-related health issues can be prevented by pre-travel planning, safety precautions and vaccinations.
Travel health consultations provide an opportunity to discuss specific details of your trip. This health information is necessary to provide you with the medical advice tailored specifically to you and your family, with particular emphasis on the destination and any associated risks.
International travel can be stressful. Our aim is to make sure you are well prepared for your trip and aware of potential health risks before you travel. A pre-travel health consult will help minimise risk by various means, such as vaccinations, malaria prophylaxis (if applicable), and provision of ‘just in case’ medications. In addition, our travel doctors are both certified Yellow Fever service providers.
Our doors are open to EVERYONE! We recommend booking a travel health appointment at least 4-6 weeks before your departure. Dr Nick Hanna and Dr Irina Bardsley are both GPs with specialist qualifications in Travel Medicine. They will guide you through everything you need to know to stay safe and healthy during your travels.
Follow the steps below:
We are now opening our Travel Clinic to Casual Patients as well as our Registered Patients.
Please note – Casual Rates will apply.
We look forward to assisting you with you future travel plans.
Two easy steps: 4-6 weeks prior to travel
Step 1: Complete a Travel Health Questionnaire for each person
At least 4-6 weeks prior to departure, download the Travel Health Questionnaire. Type directly into the document on screen and save a separate file for each person. Have your itinerary nearby to do this.
Email us all completed forms at least 1 – 2 weeks before you need your health appointment. We will review your information ahead of your visit.
Step 2: Book your Travel Health appointment
Once you have sent your completed document via our email form we will contact you to make a travel appointment with one of our travel doctors, Dr Nick Hanna or Dr Irina Bardsley. Travel appointments are generally 30-45minutes depending on your destination. We will call you to provide an appointment appropriate to your travel questionnaire.
Travel consultation fees apply – From $175 per person for a standard appointment and complex appointments start from $265.00. Additional costs will apply for visitors, vaccines and nurse time required.
Deposit and Cancellation Policy
- A deposit of $100 is required to confirm your travel appointment booking. This deposit will be appliedtoward the overall cost of your travel services.
- Cancellations made 72 hours or more before the scheduled appointment are eligible for a full refund of the deposit.
- Cancellations made less than 72 hours prior to the appointment are non-refundable.
Our bank account details are: 12 3146 0058719 00. Please use your NHI as your reference.
We advise booking 4-6 weeks in advance because some vaccines require more than one dose, a week or two apart. This allows time for the vaccines to start working before you leave.
Our medical team works together to provide you with the very best travel advice. This includes the latest preventative measures for insect-borne diseases including Malaria, Dengue Fever, Japanese Encephalitis and much more. We can also provide you with recommendations for avoiding accidents and injury, first aid, jet lag, diarrhoea, and motion sickness.
Helpful general international travel information
- Vaccines for Travelers
- CDC Traveler Advice
- Holiday Health
- The Immunisation Advisory Centre
- Safe Travel
Partnership through collaboration with Travel Associates
Talk to Tanya and Megan about your international travel plans and let them help craft a memorable bespoke holiday.
Phone: 0800 482 776
Website: www.travel-associates.co.nz/stores/tauranga