Whether you need to check up on public health information for the area you're travelling to, arrange private medical insurance, pick up a first aid kit, or find a local surgery or private hospital, this section should 'have you covered'.

The Foreign & Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) Travel Advice Notices aim to ensure that British travellers are well prepared before departure. Their website (click on the logo) also contains background information on how they decide what advice to give and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs) on Travel Advice.

The telephone number for FCO travel advice is 0845 850 2829. This number is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. If you are calling from overseas you should call 00 44 1530 553424 (Monday to Friday, 8am - 8pm) and 00 44 2891 476754 at all other times.

NHS The NHS Web Site provides a wealth of healthcare information, individually presented for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and includes search options allowing you to find your nearest doctor, dentist, pharmacy, hospital, etc.

The First Aid Warehouse stocks only the very best of first aid and diagnostic equipment. They aim to provide customers with a one-stop shopping solution for all “home and office” medical supplies. They are a leading UK stockist of the hugely popular Omron brand of Blood Pressure Monitors and their offers and prices are quite simply hard to beat. The user experience of the First Aid Warehouse website is one of extreme satisfaction and includes an exceptionally high level of customer service. First Aid Warehouse offer all types of first aid kits, with excellent offers on burn care products, blood pressure monitors, Bird Flu Protection, and pharmacy lines.

Women's Healthcare Direct is an online medical healthcare information service specialising in healthcare issues for women. Their unique service provides personal interaction with dedicated women's healthcare experts (Consultant Gynaecologists and Obstetricians). Women's Healthcare Direct specialise in delivering a high level of information, guidance and expertise in Gynaecology, Obstetrics and sexual health issues backed up by the latest evidenced-based medical research. The service they provide is able to answer any and every question a woman has about Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Women's sexual health and is provided personally by UK based consultants, fellows and tutors of the Royal college of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, with nearly 50 years of experience in the field.