New free patient transport service in Southampton

SCA Transport, part of the Social Care in Action group of social enterprises, has launched a brand new transport service, which offers free transport to vaccination and medical appointments for people aged 50+ in Southampton.

Commissioned by NHS Southampton City Clinical Commissioning Group and Southampton City Council, this new service supports people across the city who do not have a safe way of means of getting to their medical and COVID 19 vaccination appointments. Transport is currently running Monday to Saturday and must be booked in advance.

SCA Transport also offer a free Hospital to Home transport service for people registered with a Southampton GP, and who have been admitted to the hospital and are ready to be discharged. It is a dedicated free transport service to help if you do not qualify for Patient Transport and are unable to use mainstream public transport. This service runs Monday to Friday, at specific times throughout the day.

If you are interested in learning more about our transport services or to book a place, please contact our
SCA Transport team on 02380 222 033 or by emailing dialaride@sciagroup.co.uk