News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Research | Research Advertisements |
Research Advert (Yorkshire and the Humber): Exploring young adults’ experiences of growing up with a facial difference
Are you a young person aged between 18 –25? Do you identify as having a facial difference? Do you have a story to tell about your experiences of growing up? This could be the research project for you.
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Fundraising Stories | Fundraising: Challenges | Fundraising: Runs |
#FundraisingFriday: Camilla’s Story
Camilla has been kind enough to share her exciting fundraising plans with CLAPA. She's running not one race, but five, all in support of our vital services.
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Patient Voices | Research | Research Advertisements | Research Summaries | Volunteering Opportunities |
A Day at the Cleft Collective
On Saturday 23rd March, The Cleft Collective welcomed CLAPA’s Cleft Collective Patient Consultation Group to Bristol for a day of presentations and discussions around the next phase of this exciting initiative.
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Adult Issues |
Update: CLAPA’s Adults Project 2019
CLAPA's Adult Services Coordinator, Kenny Ardouin has been working hard behind the scenes on the CLAPA Adults Project. We know you've been keen to hear what's planned for the rest of 2019, so here is a quick update from Kenny about the next stages of the project.
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Speech |
A Call to Action for Children with Speech, Language & Communication Needs
CLAPA is proud to support the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT), I CAN, and others concerned with the SLT needs of children and young people in a renewed call for action on the recommendations of the Bercow 10 Years On Report.
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Research | Research Summaries |
Adults’ Project Roadshow Report
CLAPA ran 12 focus groups around the UK where adults born with a cleft shared their experiences, uncertainties and hopes for cleft treatment and support. Learn about what came up and what we plan to do next.
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CLAPA’s Peer and Parent Support Service Achieves Quality Standard Award
CLAPA’s Peer and Parent Support Service was recently awarded the Approved Provider Standard (APS) in recognition of the high standard of this project.
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Research Advertisements |
PARTICIPANTS WANTED: How do you think your child’s treatment impacts on their well-being?
A dental student at Glasgow is conducting a research project exploring the general well-being of children receiving treatment for cleft lip and palate.
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Call the Midwife Features Baby With Cleft
The Cleft Lip and Palate Association (CLAPA) were delighted to see BBC’s ‘Call the Midwife’ feature a baby with a cleft in Sunday’s episode.
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Adult Issues | Research | Research Advertisements |
[CLOSED] PARTICIPANTS WANTED: Have your say on workplace equality
Heather Saunders, FHEA, is looking to speak to people born with a cleft about your experiences (possitive or negative) in the workplace. You don’t need to know anything about the law to take part, though taking part can help investigate whether the current law goes far enough to promote equality for people with a visible difference. You don’t need to know anything about the law to take part, though taking part can help investigate whether the current law goes far enough to promote equality for people with a visible difference.