Post tropical screening consultations are with a specialist
nurse for travellers concerned about specific exposures.
Appointments can be made by NHS referral or paid for privately (see price list).
Please email us to book an appointment: uclh.
Who is eligible?
- Patients who have returned from a tropical country over 3 months ago
- Asymptomatic patients
What is included in the appointment/service?
- A consultation with a specialist nurse: discuss your travel history, exposures and concerns
- Stool test looking for worms and parasites such
as giardia - Blood tests for parasites (Schistosomiasis/Bilharzia and Strongyloides)
- Blood tests to screen for blood borne viruses (HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C)
- A telephone follow up consultation and medication if required for positive results
- A letter containing your results and suggested management plan
- Sexual health screening for Syphilis and Chlamydia tests
NHS: requires a referral by your GP via the electronic referrals system.
Private: please book via the HTD travel clinic.
Where and when do the clinics run?
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases
Outpatient Clinic
2nd floor Mortimer Market Centre
Capper St
London, WC1E 6JB