Serving Shropshire
Child mental health support in Shrewsbury
Private specialist assessment and therapy for children and young people aged 7 to 25, delivered by videoconferencing. Assessment within three weeks of referral.
- 3 weeksTo first assessment
- Ages 7–25Children and young adults
- NHS-trainedSenior CAMHS clinicians
- MDT reviewEvery case, every week
NHS CAMHS in Shropshire: what families are facing
NHS CAMHS in Shropshire is provided by Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust. Waiting times for a first assessment routinely run to twelve months or more, and longer for ongoing treatment. Children’s Commissioner data consistently shows that a significant proportion of children referred to CAMHS in England wait over a year before being seen.
For families in Shrewsbury and the surrounding area, that wait is not an abstraction. It is a child who cannot attend school, a parent who does not know what to do, and a situation that deteriorates the longer nothing happens.
Blip is a private specialist mental health service for children and young people aged 7 to 25. It was built specifically to serve families who are on a CAMHS waiting list, have been told they do not meet the CAMHS threshold, or have decided not to wait. We operate to NHS care standards, including structured clinical governance, weekly MDT review, and outcome measurement from the first session.
All sessions are delivered by videoconferencing, which means families in Shrewsbury, Bayston Hill, Meole Brace, Copthorne, and the surrounding villages can access a senior clinician without a journey.
How quickly can we see your child?
- Triage. Within 5 working days of referral
- Initial assessment. Within 3 weeks
- Care plan agreed. Within 1 week of assessment
- Intervention begins. Within 2 weeks of care plan
Conditions we assess and treat
How sessions are delivered
Blip delivers all clinical sessions by videoconferencing. You and your child connect with your named clinician from home — no travel, no waiting rooms, no disruption to the school day. Sessions run on a secure, encrypted platform to NHS-standard data residency requirements.
Every case has one named clinician from triage to discharge, backed by a multidisciplinary team: consultant psychiatrist, senior CAMHS practitioners, occupational therapist, and family therapist. The team reviews every case weekly. No clinician makes decisions about a case alone.
We accept self-referrals from families, referrals from GPs, and referrals from schools and professionals. Professional referral form.
Who we see
Children and young people aged 7 to 25. We accept self-referrals from parents and young people, and professional referrals from GPs, schools, social workers, and other practitioners. No minimum GP referral requirement. Presentations accepted: anxiety, depression, ADHD, autism, OCD, school avoidance, trauma, self-harm, and complex presentations combining more than one of these.
This is not a crisis service
Blip is a planned-care service for low to moderate presentations. If your child is in immediate distress, please contact one of the following:
- NHS 111 option 2Mental health crisis line, 24 hours
- Samaritans116 123, free, any time
- Papyrus HOPELINE2470800 068 4141
- ShoutText SHOUT to 85258
- Emergency999 or A&E
Blip Healthcare Ltd is in the process of registering with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) for the regulated activity of Treatment of disease, disorder or injury. The service is led by Vivien Beni, RMN, Registered Mental Health Nurse and Registered Manager. All clinicians hold current registration with their professional body.
Get in touch
Fill in the enquiry form and we will respond within one working day.