Fit to Fly from Farnham: Travel Prep with Your GP

Airports are unforgiving places to discover a health admin gap: the medication that needed a letter, the condition that needed clearance, the prescription that ran short mid-trip. A pre-travel GP appointment at our Farnham clinic closes those gaps before they open.

The practical checklist we cover

• Fit-to-fly assessments: after surgery, injury or illness, in later pregnancy, or wherever your airline wants documented reassurance
• Medication letters: documentation for controlled drugs, injectables and medical equipment that security and customs may question
• Supply planning: enough regular medication for the trip plus contingency, prescribed in good time
• Condition planning: DVT risk on long-haul, managing diabetes across time zones, asthma and allergy strategies away from home
• Destination advice: the health risks that genuinely apply to your itinerary, and the precautions worth taking

Timing

For most trips, two to six weeks ahead is comfortable. For fit-to-fly letters after illness or surgery, book once your travel dates are set. And for the genuinely last-minute, same-day appointments usually make even next-week departures workable.

Worth the hour

Almost every travel-health disaster we hear about was preventable with one conversation. Have the conversation. The trip you protect will more than repay it.