Medical Travel Tips
Having a pre-existing medical condition or a disability needn't stop you from travelling abroad, but you may need to be more prepared, we've put together some travel tips which may help you prepare for your trip.
Of course, one important tip is to make sure that you have travel insurance for existing medical conditions in place every time you travel. Goodtogoinsurance.com can provide travel insurance for all types of existing medical conditions, including diabetes, cancer, heart conditions and mental health conditions.
Please note: These travel tips are intended to provide general information and do not replace a visit to your doctor. If you are planning a holiday you should consult your doctor to ensure that you are fit to travel and discuss any specific health requirements you may have.
Travel tips from Dr. Ruth Handford
Dr Ruth Handford is a GP with over 10 years' experience of working in both hospital and primary care. She is particularly interested in caring for the elderly in the community, child health, and family planning. Ruth lives and works in a rural community, and is kept very busy by her job and young family.
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- When to seek medical advice before travelling
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- Travelling with Allergies
- Healthy Eating on Holiday
- Managing medication across time zones
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- Managing simple medical conditions: insect bites, sun burn & more
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- Travelling with high blood pressure
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- Travelling when pregnant
- Travel tips for asthma and breathing difficulties
- Cancer travel tips
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More medical travel tips
The following medical travel tips have been written to provide those of you with existing medical conditions with a starting point when planning a holiday. They contain information which you should find useful, but have not been written by a medical professional and we recommend that you consult your doctor before travelling.
- Travel Insurance and Cost of Medical Treatment Abroad
- Understanding what medical conditions need to be declared
- Medical Conditions on Holiday
- Holiday Health Essentials: 10 things to take with you
- Taking Medication Abroad
- Obtaining Treatment Abroad
- Travelling with Cancer
- Travelling with Diabetes
- Travelling with a Heart Condition
- Travelling with Alzheimers
- Mental Health Conditions
- Travelling with a Disability
- Prostate cancer and travel
- Travelling with Parkinson's Disease