Tagged with: NHS Cleft Services
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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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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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‘Sound Play’ with Speech and Language Therapists
Highly Specialist Speech and Language Therapists Rhian Hoccom, Lisa Farquhar and Helene Somerville discuss the benefits of 'Sound Play' and how you can help support your child's speech through their special books and CLAPA's 'Babble and Play' sessions.
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‘Harm Review’ of Bristol Children’s Hospital: CLAPA’s Statement
A recent report on Bristol Children’s Hospital has found that more than 100 children and young people born with a cleft have been harmed because of delays in treatment. CLAPA welcomes this report as the first step towards resolving these issues and ensuring everyone receiving cleft treatment in the United Kingdom can expect the same high standard of care.
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The Welsh Centre for Cleft Lip & Palate is ‘Stepping Up for Cleft Lip and Palate’ this May
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Cleft Appointments During Lockdown
NHS Cleft Teams around the UK have reported that in the months since they’ve started to resume services, more people than usual are missing important appointments. These are known as ‘Did Not Attends’ (DNA) or ‘Was Not Brought’ (WNB) for children. We know there are many reasons why people might miss appointments or cancel them altogether, and together with the Cleft Teams we want to do what we can to help.
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Summer Survey 2020: Now Closed
Are you personally affected by cleft? Could you take 10 minutes to help us better support the UK cleft community by telling us how the lockdown has affected you?
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Resumption of Cleft Services
The Cleft Development Group (CDG) has passed on the following statement for the UK cleft community on how the NHS plans to safely resume cleft services during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pierre Robin Sequence Study for Trent Region Families
The Nottingham-based Trent Cleft Service are putting together a set of resources for families affected by Pierre Robin Sequence. Can you help them by completing a short online survey?
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Announcement from The National Surgical Cleft Service in Scotland
The National Surgical Cleft Service is delighted to announce the appointment of Mr David Drake, Consultant OMFS and Cleft surgeon. Mr Drake is an established cleft surgeon within the UK and will take up post on the 1st November 2018.
