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Online GP or Travel Clinic

We cannot vaccinate you. For anything involving a needle, a travel clinic or your GP is the answer.

£40 · 20 minutes

Same-day availability

6am to 10pm, seven days

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Clinically reviewed by a GMC-registered GP

Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Khan · Last reviewed

August 30, 2026

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A 20-minute appointment with a GMC-registered GP for £40. Same-day appointments are usually available, 6am to 10pm, seven days a week.

Private GP care led personally by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469.

Why patients choose Cheshire Clinics

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Same-Day Appointments
Sick Notes
Private Prescriptions
Blood Tests
Menopause & HRT
Weight Management
Mental Health
Specialist Referrals
Same-Day Appointments
Sick Notes
Private Prescriptions
Blood Tests
Menopause & HRT
Weight Management
Mental Health
Specialist Referrals

Overview

The dividing line here is simple: anything involving a needle needs a clinic, and we do not have one.

We are entirely remote, so we cannot give you any vaccination. If your trip needs yellow fever, typhoid, hepatitis A, rabies, Japanese encephalitis or a tetanus booster, you need a travel clinic, a pharmacy travel service, or your own GP.

What we can do is the parts that are not injections — antimalarial prescribing, altitude and traveller's diarrhoea planning, medication letters for carrying prescription drugs abroad, and honest advice about long-haul clot risk.

At a glance

Travel clinics

  • All travel vaccinations, including yellow fever — only certain designated centres can issue the yellow fever certificate
  • Vaccines given in a single visit
  • Destination risk assessment
  • Antimalarials
  • Charged per vaccine, which adds up

Cheshire Clinics

  • No vaccinations of any kind
  • Antimalarial prescribing
  • Travel medication letters, included in the fee
  • Altitude sickness and traveller's diarrhoea planning
  • Advice on managing existing conditions abroad
  • Fit-to-fly assessment where appropriate

Free on the NHS at your own GP

Some travel vaccines are free at your GP surgery — typically hepatitis A, typhoid, cholera, and tetanus, diphtheria and polio boosters. Check before paying a travel clinic for these.

Price check

£40 for a 20-minute consultation, including any letter

Consultation fee plus per-vaccine charges, varying by provider

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Where Cheshire Clinics is stronger

Antimalarials, with a proper conversation

Malaria prophylaxis is a genuine decision, not a product choice. Atovaquone-proguanil is well tolerated and expensive; doxycycline is cheap but causes sun sensitivity and cannot be used in pregnancy; mefloquine is weekly but not for everyone.

Twenty minutes is enough to match the drug to your trip, your budget and your other medicines.

Travel medication letters, included

A letter confirming you may carry prescription medicines is included in the £40 rather than charged separately. Some countries genuinely require this, and controlled medicines need particular care.

Managing existing conditions abroad

This is where a GP consultation beats a vaccine appointment. Insulin across time zones, sick day rules for blood pressure and diabetes medicines, what to do if you cannot keep fluids down in a hot country, carrying a rescue supply — all better covered in a longer appointment.

Altitude and diarrhoea planning

Acetazolamide for altitude, and a standby antibiotic for traveller's diarrhoea where the destination and duration justify it.

Convenience and cost for the non-vaccine part

No travel to an appointment, and a flat fee that includes the letter.

Where they are stronger

They can vaccinate and we cannot

This is decisive for most travel health needs. Vaccines are the core of travel medicine, and a remote service cannot provide any of them.

Yellow fever certification

Only designated yellow fever vaccination centres can give the vaccine and issue the international certificate, which some countries require for entry. No GP service, remote or otherwise, can substitute for that.

One visit, everything done

A travel clinic assesses your destination, gives all the vaccines you need, and prescribes antimalarials in a single appointment. That is genuinely efficient.

Specialist destination knowledge

Dedicated travel clinics work from current outbreak and risk data daily, and for unusual or high-risk itineraries that expertise is real.

Timing advice built in

Some vaccine courses need six weeks or more. A travel clinic will tell you at the outset whether there is time, which matters if you are travelling soon.

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Who each suits best

Go to a travel clinic or your GP if

  • You need any vaccination — which is most travellers
  • You need a yellow fever certificate
  • You are going somewhere unusual or high risk
  • You want everything done in one visit
  • Check your GP first for the free vaccines

Book with us if

  • You only need antimalarials
  • You need a medication letter for carrying prescription drugs
  • You are already vaccinated and want the prescribing parts
  • You have a long-term condition and want advice on managing it abroad
  • You want altitude or traveller's diarrhoea cover
  • You need a fitness-to-travel assessment

How to decide

Start six to eight weeks before you travel

Some vaccine courses take that long. Leaving it to the week before restricts your options considerably, and no service can compress a rabies course.

Check TravelHealthPro first — it is free

TravelHealthPro, run by NaTHNaC, gives country-by-country advice free. Reading it before any appointment makes the appointment more useful, and sometimes shows you need less than you thought.

Then ask your GP what is free

Several travel vaccines are free on the NHS at your own surgery. Paying a travel clinic for a free hepatitis A vaccine is a common and avoidable expense.

Then decide what remains

If what remains is vaccines, go to a clinic. If it is antimalarials, a letter, or condition management, we are the cheaper and easier option.

The one thing worth being firm about

Do not skip malaria prophylaxis to save money. Falciparum malaria kills, and it kills returning travellers who took nothing. If cost is the issue, doxycycline is inexpensive — that is a better conversation than going without.

Common questions

Can you give me travel vaccines?

No — we are entirely remote and cannot administer any injection. A travel clinic, pharmacy travel service or your GP is needed.

Which travel vaccines are free on the NHS?

Typically hepatitis A, typhoid, cholera, and tetanus, diphtheria and polio boosters at your own GP surgery. Availability varies, so ask.

Can you prescribe malaria tablets?

Yes, after assessing your destination, itinerary, other medicines and any pregnancy. This is one of the things we do well remotely.

Do I need a letter to take my medicines abroad?

Some countries require one, and controlled medicines need particular care. The letter is included in our £40 rather than charged as an extra.

What about a yellow fever certificate?

Only a designated yellow fever centre can issue one. Find one through NaTHNaC.

Is my long-haul flight a clot risk?

For most people the risk is small, and rises with flight length, previous clots, recent surgery, pregnancy and the combined pill. Move about, keep hydrated, and consider compression stockings. Anyone with a clot history should take specific advice — which is exactly the sort of conversation a consultation is for.

Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC-registered private GP and founder of Cheshire Clinics

Clinically reviewed by Dr Mohammad Zubair Khan, GMC 7563469

Last reviewed

August 30, 2026

How it works

What happens when you book

£40 for a 20-minute appointment with a GMC-registered GP, 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. Membership is optional and never required.
Cheshire Clinics online GP appointment booking confirmation on mobile
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Book your appointment

Pick a time that suits you — 6am to 10pm, seven days a week, including weekends and bank holidays. £40 for 20 minutes, self-pay, with no insurance to arrange.
5–10 minutes
Online video consultation with a GMC-registered private GP
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Meet your GP

A 20-minute video or phone consultation with a GMC-registered GP — long enough for a proper conversation about your symptoms, your history and what matters to you.
20 minutes
Diagnostic testing plan including blood test panel, ECG and urine screening
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Tests and referrals, if you need them

Where testing will actually answer the question, we arrange it — blood tests and health screening through our laboratory partner, or a referral for ultrasound, X-ray, CT or MRI through private imaging providers. We will also tell you when a scan is not the right next step.
1–7 days
Personalised results and treatment plan from a private GP consultation
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Results and next steps

Your GP talks you through what the results mean and agrees the next step with you. Every consultation ends with your treatment plan in writing, and any prescription goes to your own pharmacy.
20 minutes
GP follow-up reminder for ongoing care and progress monitoring
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Ongoing care and follow-up

Follow-up appointments, progress monitoring and ongoing advice — including saying plainly when something needs in-person or NHS care instead.

Ongoing

Questions about our service

How quickly can I be seen?

Same-day access is usually available, from 6am to 10pm, seven days a week. You choose a time that suits you rather than waiting on hold at 8am.

Will I see the same doctor each time?

Yes. Care is led personally by Dr Mohammad Khan, so you are not passed between clinicians. Continuity is the point of a small practice: someone who knows your history and is listening attentively rather than working through a checklist.

Can you see my NHS records?

Yes, with your consent. We can access your Summary Care Record during the consultation, so your current medications, allergies and significant history are in the room. That means fewer questions you have already answered elsewhere, and safer prescribing.

Are you trying to replace my NHS GP?

No. We are not here to replace GPs, only to support them. Your NHS practice remains responsible for your ongoing care, and with your consent we write to them after the consultation. We are useful when you need to be seen sooner, or want more time than a standard appointment allows.

What is included in the appointment?

Twenty unhurried minutes and a comprehensive assessment. A written treatment plan is included, along with any prescription, sick note or referral letter arising from the consultation, at no extra charge.

How much does it cost?

£40 for 20 minutes, self-pay. Membership is optional and never required. Priced for fairness, because we are not here to charge extortionate amounts for access to a doctor.

What does “treatable online” actually mean?

It means the diagnosis can usually be made from your history and photographs, and that treatment can be arranged safely without examining you. Where a condition is not marked treatable online, it is because examination is the diagnosis — listening to a chest, feeling an abdomen, examining an ear or a joint — or because a procedure or device is needed.

Can you prescribe antibiotics?

Yes, where there is a genuine bacterial infection — cellulitis, impetigo, bacterial urine infections, confirmed strep throat. We will also frequently tell you that you do not need one. Most sore throats, coughs, colds and earaches are viral, and an antibiotic gives you the side effects with none of the benefit.

What if the GP cannot help with what I need?

If your problem turns out to be genuinely outside what we can do remotely, the doctor will tell you straight away, point you to the right service, and refund your fee in full. We would rather do that than fill twenty minutes to justify the charge.

What should I do in an emergency?

Call 999 or go to A&E — do not book an online appointment and do not wait for a reply to an email. For urgent problems that are not emergencies, NHS 111 is available 24 hours a day, online or by phone, and can direct you to the right service.

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