News
News and updates from across every CLAPA region
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Research Advertisements | Volunteering Opportunities |
Patient Reps Sought for NHS Group
The NHS is setting up a group to look at how specialised services (like cleft lip and palate) can be commissioned locally and centrally, and they are looking for patient reps to add their voices. Deadline: 8th February.
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Adult Stories | Your Stories |
Sandra’s Story
Sandra was born with a cleft lip in the 60s, and in 2014 underwent major surgery which included a septoplasty, rhinoplasty, an alveolar bone graft and a lip revision.
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NHS Cleft Services | Research | Research Summaries |
The Centralisation of Cleft Care – Has it Worked?
A report has been published with the results of the Cleft Care UK study which looked at how things have changed since the introduction of specialist Cleft Teams at the turn of the century.
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Overseas |
Cambodia Blog 2015
We are Lauren and Kristin, two recently qualified Speech and Language Therapists from City University London who have made the decision to fly to Cambodia for 3 months and work with children with cleft lip and palate in various hospitals around the city of Phnom Penh. This is part of the City-Cambodia project which is now in its’ 9th year! Please read our weekly blog to keep up to date with our work and adventures…
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CLAPA Conference | Videos |
CLAPA Conference 2015 Videos
All the talks and discussion groups from CLAPA's 2015 Conference on 'Taking Control' are available to watch right here, as well as on our Vimeo page.
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Adult Issues | Appearance |
No Body’s Perfect
Reef Television are looking for contributors to participate in a BBC documentary exploring identity fronted by a well-known disabled artist and an internationally renowned photographer.
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Great Ormond Street Hospital Branch |
CLAPA GOSH Branch 2015/2016
2015 has been a fantastic year for CLAPA GOSH
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Research |
Early Career Researcher’s Meeting
The Cleft and Craniofacial Conditions Clinical Studies Group warmly invites you to an ‘Early Career Researcher’s meeting’ for cleft and craniofacial health professionals looking to get involved with research.
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Adult Issues | Appearance | Parents | Research | Young People |
Appearance Matters 7
Researchers at the Centre for Appearance Research (CAR) at the University of the West of England are organising Appearance Matters 7, a leading national conference focusing on appearance.
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Scotland Surgical Services Review |
Changes to Cleft Surgical Services in Scotland
A review is being conducted of cleft surgical services in Scotland. The current recommendation is for all surgical services to be moved to a single site in Glasgow.
