Social Care in Action

Social Care in Action (SCiA) is a local not-for-profit group of charitable enterprises that delivers care, health, transport, dentistry, training, counselling and advice services based in Southampton. Based in Southampton their main services are delivered throughout Southampton, Portsmouth, Hampshire and Dorset.

Social Care in Action Group currently provides a number of care services including domiciliary care, day opportunities and extra care. They also provide NHS dentistry, transport including dial-a-ride, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy services, Fenwick Health and Wellbeing Centre, Cobbett Hub and Library and Options Wellbeing Trust. They are the lead partner for Southampton Healthy Living.

Contact details:

SCA Care
Amplevine House,
Dukes Road, Southampton,
SO14 0ST

[email protected]

Please do not send any personal data to this email address.

023 8051 6034

Trafalgar Woolston
Dental Practice

2 Victoria Road, Woolston, Southampton,
SO19 9DX

[email protected]

023 8044 7728

Transport

SCA Dial a Ride Southampton

Amplevine House, Dukes Road, Southampton, SO14 0ST

[email protected]

023 8022 2289

SCA Transport Services

Amplevine House, Dukes Road, Southampton, SO14 0ST

[email protected]

023 8022 203

Training

Amplevine House, Dukes Road, Southampton,
SO14 0ST

[email protected]

023 8051 6019

Social Care in Action Head Office

Amplevine House, Dukes Road, Southampton,
SO14 0ST

023 8036 6663

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