Chicken pox jab

I have a slight problem and if anyone had a similar experience, please let me know.
Due to major childhood illnesses, I have never had chicken pox.
So of course, I had the shot.
My home doctor in the states (my doctor since I was 6) told me to get a booster for it when I arrive in the UK.  She said more people in the cities means more exposure to the virus and with my sucktastic immune system, I would need it.
Now my NHS GP said I don't need it and my chances of getting it is slim.  If I got the shot I'm good for life.  The two are contradicting each other, so which one is right?
And if my GP won't administer the vaccine, can I call up any private place and ask only for the shot or do they administer only to their own patients?
Thanks

You should be able to go to any surgery other than your own and say privately. Or you could try a travel immunisation clinic.

travel immunization clinic!
That is a great idea!
Thanks!

The NHS isn't big on things like the chicken pox vaccine so am not surprised your GP has said that you don't need it.  If you still can't get it through the travel immunization clinic I suggest you call your nearest private hospital and see if they will give it to you, at a fee of course.  If that fails then you should contact your GP in the States, tell him the problem you are having here and perhaps he can ship the vaccine over.  You would then of course need to have it administered but I'm sure a nurse at your local clinic can do that.  Also, if you have any friends or family coming to visit you soon they could also bring it for you.

Another thought - depending on where you work, you could approach your occupational health department. I was previously working in an environment where I might have been exposed to various stuff, including chicken pox, and had all of the necessary blood tests and immunisations through OH.

I spoke to my GP about this when I first registered (I never had chicken pox either).  They told me that they will only give it to me on the NHS when/if I have children and when/if those children themselves get chicken pox (since my job doesn't work with children, this was the only consideration they'd give me).  I live in central London, so there was no mention of being in the city making me more prone to catch it.

Tried to get the mumps jab on NHS for my kids but was deemed "unnecessary"  Then when DS got mumps it developed into encephalitis and he was very ill and had to go to contagious disease hospital.  Wouldn't it have saved them money (and us worry and anguish) if they had given them the immunizations?  I had even offered to pay.

Just to let everyone know
I ended up getting mine at the travel immunization clinic as someone suggested.

I'm not sure if working with kids really have anything to do with it.
If you work with someone who has kids with chicken pox, then you are already at risk.  There is no way to tell.

Though with that said, even with the shot you are only 70% immune from what I've heard.
But 70 is better than none!

sakura - can I ask how much you paid?

My boss paid for it since we went together to get his shots to go to Africa.
But I remember it being about 73 pounds.
I went to a Japanese clinic near Holborn if it helps.

I live in central London, so there was no mention of being in the city making me more prone to catch it.

It's not so much where you live but what you do at work. Like if you work with children or with groups of the population that are likely to infect you (e.g. I worked on mental health wards and Occupational Health gave me jabs for basically anything and everything).

I had even offered to pay.

Your GP can't treat you privately. You're registered as an NHS patient with the practice and as such that's the treatment that you get. You can go to a practice that you're not registered with and request something done privately but your own GP can't do it.