PLANNING FOR YOUR HOLIDAY
Foreign Office Travel Advice
The FCO's consular service is a major operation - every day their consular staff around the world are helping British nationals. The travel section of their website contains a wealth of information for anyone planning a trip overseas - country advice, travellers' tips, advice for you while you're there, and much more.
UK Passport Service
As soon as you begin thinking about travelling abroad check your passport, if you have one already, don't let it run out on you; and if you do not have a passport apply in good time via the 'Check and Send' service at your local Post Office. The UK Passport Service can provide all the information you need regarding your passport or passport application.
Health Advice for Travellers
The Department of Health website offers essential information and advice on how to avoid the need for health care when abroad; how to plan for healthy travelling; how to obtain emergency medical treatment in countries throughout the world; and how to obtain and use the new EHIC card (replacing Form E111), which will provide you with free or reduced-cost emergency medical treatment in countries within the European Economic Area.
Fit for travel
Provided by the NHS (Scotland), the fitfortravel website gives travel health information for people travelling abroad from the UK . The website is compiled and updated by a team of experts from the Travel Medicine Division at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health.
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