Fever or shivering
After travel to a malaria area, urgent assessment is needed even if malaria tablets were taken. Symptoms can occur months later.
After your journey
Feeling unwell after travel? Say where you have been.
Your route, dates and exposures can change what an illness might mean. Give the travel history at the start of every medical contact and use urgent care promptly when warning signs are present.
A travel-health consultation does not guarantee a vaccination, prescription, certificate or medicine. Please do not email medical details.
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At a glance
The details that change the plan.
Safe travel-health advice joins current destination information with the person, timing and activities behind the journey.
Diarrhoea or vomiting
Dehydration, blood, high fever, severe pain, jaundice or persistent symptoms need medical advice rather than prolonged self-treatment.
Rash or breathing change
A spreading rash, confusion, breathing difficulty, severe weakness or rapid deterioration needs urgent or emergency care.
Clinical review
One journey, assessed properly.
Advice is updated for the itinerary and then filtered through your health history, previous protection and the time left before departure.
Destination guidance informs the decision. It does not replace an individual assessment.
01
Travel timeline
Share countries, regions, dates, accommodation and when symptoms began.
02
Relevant exposure
Mention insect or animal bites, freshwater, food, sexual exposure, illness contacts and any treatment abroad.
03
Prevention used
State vaccines, antimalarials and missed doses; these reduce risk but do not rule illness out.
04
Safe assessment route
The clinician decides whether remote review is enough or examination, observations, tests or hospital assessment are needed.
Before the appointment
Bring the journey into focus.
Accurate dates, destinations, records and medicines help the clinician give advice that is useful and safe.
Have ready
- Every country and region visited in the last 12 months
- Departure, return and symptom-start dates
- Temperature and key symptoms
- Bites, freshwater, animal, food or healthcare exposures
- Vaccines, malaria tablets and medicine taken during the illness
Important limits
- Do not wait for a routine private appointment if symptoms are severe or worsening
- A remote GP cannot perform all examinations or urgent tests
- Antimalarial use does not rule out malaria
- Do not use leftover antibiotics without medical advice
- Tell reception or triage staff about possible infectious exposure before attending in person
A simple route
From itinerary to action.
Each step should leave you clearer about what to arrange, what remains uncertain and what to do if plans change.
Recognise
Identify fever, dehydration, breathing difficulty, confusion or rapid worsening.
State travel
Give countries and dates at the first point of contact.
Route safely
Use 999, NHS 111, urgent GP or hospital care according to severity.
Follow through
Complete tests, treatment and public-health advice where indicated.
Useful answers
Before you travel.
The right answer depends on the journey and the person taking it.
How urgent is a fever after travel?
If you have malaria symptoms after visiting a malaria-risk country in the previous 12 months, seek urgent medical help and state your travel history. Malaria is an emergency that needs rapid diagnosis and treatment.
Can I book a video appointment?
A video review may help triage some symptoms, but fever, dehydration, breathing problems, severe pain or diagnostic uncertainty often need in-person observations and tests.
When does diarrhoea need medical help?
Seek advice for blood or mucus, high fever, severe abdominal pain, dehydration, altered awareness, jaundice, a concerning rash, symptoms not improving within a few days or persistent diarrhoea.
Should I mention travel from months ago?
Yes. Some infections appear after a delay. Give destinations and dates from the previous year when fever or unexplained illness is being assessed.
What information should I bring?
Bring your itinerary, vaccine record, antimalarial details, medicines taken, insurance or overseas clinical letters and any test results.
Travel Clinic appointments
Start with your itinerary.
Email your name, contact details, departure date and the countries you plan to visit. Do not include symptoms, medical history or medicine details in ordinary email; the team will provide a secure route for clinical information.
Allhours GP Travel Clinic
Personal advice before travel and the right clinical route after returning.
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TimingAim for 4–6 weeks before travel
Official guidance used for this page:
NHS: malaria ↗TravelHealthPro: travellers' diarrhoea ↗NHS: diarrhoea and vomiting ↗NHS: when to use 111 ↗
Travel requirements, outbreaks and entry rules change. Check current official destination guidance close to departure. Individual clinical advice takes priority over general website information.