News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Children & Young People's Stories | Young People | Your Stories |
National Best Friend’s Day: Leah and Rosie’s Story
Sunday June 8 marks National Best Friend's Day. To celebrate, we're sharing the story of two best friends who met at CLAPA's Activity Weekends, for young people born with a cleft.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Have your say: Dermal Filler in Cleft Treatment
Surgeons from the West Midlands Cleft Service want to hear your opinions and concerns regarding the use of dermal fillers to correct irregularities and asymmetries resulting from cleft repairs.
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Opportunity: “Parent experiences of having a child with visible differences and talking about this with others.”
Researchers at Oxford University are seeking parents of children (aged 16 years and under) with a visible difference to support their new project.
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Cleft Lip and Palate | Updates from CLAPA |
Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week 2025: Thank You!
May 3rd - 11th 2025 was Cleft Lip and Palate Awareness Week - look back with us on a week of awareness-raising, myth-busting and story-sharing!
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Adult Stories | Cleft Lip and Palate | NHS Cleft Services |
Happy International Nurses’ Day with cleft nurse, and CLAPA trustee, Izzy
International Nurses’ Day is celebrated in the UK on May 12 - Florence Nightingale's birthday. It’s a day to recognise the vital contribution nurses make to our lives. And one of these celebrated nurses is cleft clinical nurse specialist, and CLAPA trustee, Izzy.
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Children & Young People's Stories | Cleft Palate | Your Stories |
Lacie-Jo’s story
Lacie-Jo’s journey: A story of strength, love, and resilience Written by her mum, Rebecca.
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Adult Stories | Children & Young People's Council | Cleft Palate |
“My cleft palate has shaped me into who I am today – and I wouldn’t change it!”
CLAPA volunteer and former CYPC member Izzy has turned her experiences of being born with a cleft palate into a passion for working in the medical industry.
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Cleft Lip and Palate | Fathers | Parent Stories |
Dad finds out vital information about cleft with CLAPA
When Matt and his wife Katie were told their second child would be born with a cleft lip they were overwhelmed, and turned to CLAPA for much-needed information about the often misunderstood condition.
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Cleft Lip and Palate | Health Professionals | NHS Cleft Services | North East Branch | Orthodontics | Research |
Society president talks to CLAPA ahead of ground-breaking conference
The 40th annual Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland (CFSGBI) Conference will have a very different feel this year – with more than 30 people with lived experience of cleft involved in the programme.
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Fundraising Stories |
Good Luck to our 2025 London Landmark Runners
We're saying a big good luck to our eight fantastic London Landmark runners in 2025. Prior to the big day on Sunday 6th April, we spoke to four of team CLAPA's runners.
