Rose Cottage has access to Shoreland Travax, the premier clinical decision-support tool for specialist travel medicine practitioners, which gives clear independently researched risk-mitigation strategies, with real-time health alerts and disease outbreak warnings.

We will take the time to listen to you and provide you with balanced, specialised advice.

You can ask our staff about your concerns. We will reassure you with sensible answers that clearly identify any risks you may encounter and how to overcome them.

Rather than simply giving you every available vaccine, we give only the vaccines you will need dependent on:

1. The specific area you are visiting,

2. The length of your stay, and

3. Your medical history and your current health.

Whether you need protection against Yellow Fever, Hepatitis A, Japanese Encephalitis or any other imaginable disease, you can be sure our advice and preventative health care will give you peace-of-mind.

Rose Cottage stocks a most available vaccines, including Yellow Fever, meaning that your travel health preparation can begin on the first visit, avoiding the need for trips to the pharmacy to have scripts filled.

Many vaccination programs require booster shots, e.g. hepatitis A: the first shot protects you for six months, and the booster protects you for life. It is important to follow through. It’s easy to forget, so we will inform you when your booster shot is due.

When you’re travelling, top-quality medical care isn’t always accessible. Our doctors will advise you on the best medication to carry with you in case you get sick, so you can get back on track as quickly as possible.

We stock travellers’ medical supplies which can be tailored to your destination and medical history. You will receive relevant advice on medications to prevent and/or treat common travel-related ailments, including malaria prophylaxis.

We can supply:

• A medication authorisation letter for you to present to Customs officials if necessary.

• Easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions that tell you exactly what to take and when.

• A handy zipped bag to make your supplies look more ‘official’.

We also stock specialised travel health products including mosquito nets and high-potency insect repellents.

Do you have a vaccination book? It is supplied free when you consult us, at a specialised Travel Medicine Alliance Clinic. It has space to list what vaccines you have had, what they are for, and how long they last. 

We supply this internationally accredited vaccination record book as you may be required to show it before you are permitted to enter certain countries, or even to return to Australia after visiting certain destinations. 

As well as a compact record of your vaccinations, it has space for other pertinent medical details, such as your blood group, allergies and important medical history.

Wondering what shots you’ve had, and when? There is no need to wonder any longer. We can do a blood test to check antibody levels for some common travel diseases. Once you have consulted with us you will also have peace of mind knowing your vaccine records are kept on file for the future. Our excellent records may save you from having unnecessary vaccinations on subsequent trips.

Medicare will partially refund your consultation fee (as long as you are not travelling for work). 

Additionally, the cost of your vaccines may be claimable through your private health insurance fund (depending on your level of cover).