Read news, stories and updates from CLAPA and the UK's cleft community.
The Cleft Development Group (CDG) has representatives from all NHS Cleft Teams in the UK. Its purpose is to ensure the highest quality of cleft care for all patients who need it. CLAPA supports the CDG with its Patient Engagement Group (PEG) to ensure the voice of the cleft community is heard in CDG meetings.
Bronwen, an adult born with a bilateral cleft lip and palate, shared her story with CLAPA.
When Sophia passed her Civil Aviation Authority test she became one of the youngest qualified pilots in the UK. At 16 years old she was too young to drive a car or ride a motorbike - but she could fly a helicopter!
Sam, Ben and Nick – aka The Engine, The Red Squirrel, and The Drafter – are setting out on their bikes from Land’s End to John O’Groats (LEJOG) to raise funds for CLAPA, on Saturday, August 16.
CLAPA’s fundraising manager Louise Dutton has been recognised for her exceptional work at this year’s National Fundraising Awards.
CLAPA’s logo has been speeding around Silverstone and Brands Hatch, viewed by thousands of spectators – thanks to race enthusiast and dad Jack, whose son Luke was born with a cleft.
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.
International Nurses’ Day is 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.
Lacie-Jo’s journey: A story of strength, love, and resilience, written by her mum, Rebecca.
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.
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.
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.
