HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 cc633-4W
Dr. Starkey

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what guidance his Department has issued to general practitioners on(a) the provision of travel vaccines and (b) the appropriate charge for such vaccines. [133591]

Miss Melanie Johnson

The guidance for vaccines provided on the National Health Service are listed in the Statement of Fees and Allowances, which is known as the Red Book.

General practitioners may only charge for travel vaccinations where they receive no remuneration for providing such a vaccination from the NHS. In such circumstances the charge levied is a private matter between the patient and their GP.