News and Stories

We’re looking for a new Clinician Trustee.
If you think you have the experience, passion and leadership to help us meet the needs of the community we serve, we want to hear from you.

We’re looking for a new HR Trustee.
If you think you have the experience, passion and leadership to help us meet the needs of the community we serve, we want to hear from you.

Julia discusses the positive impact of finding CLAPA and returning to cleft care as an adult.

Researchers at the University of Sheffield are looking for parents of children who were born with PRS (Pierre Robin Sequence) to take part in a study advisory group on oral health.

Dad Dave recently raised more than £3,600 for CLAPA - cycling 400 miles in just three days as part of the ‘Handlebarmyarmy’. 

We’re looking for a new Communications Manager.

CLAPA is still waiting to speak directly to NHS England regarding cuts to specialist training fellowships for cleft surgeons, after receiving a short response from the Government to our letter of concern. 

Are you a student counsellor currently training on a recognised counselling or psychotherapy course (Level 4 or above)? CLAPA offers remote counselling placement opportunities for student counsellors who would like to gain experience supporting individuals and families affected by cleft.

Kate tells her story about Harry's cleft diagnosis and how CLAPA's support was so invaluable she became one of our volunteers.

Members of CLAPA’s management team recently sat in on a cleft clinic hosted by the South West Cleft Service - and tested out their new hi-tech speech investigation assessment suite. 

We were pleased to have the opportunity to submit evidence to the Committee and hope our recommendations help ensure the reforms continue to support high-quality, equitable care for everyone affected by cleft.

In this research paper, Kingston University researchers explore the process of resilience for children with a cleft lip and/or palate (visible difference) starting secondary school in the United Kingdom.