Every child, young person, adult and parent affected by cleft lip deserves not only excellent medical care but also strong emotional, social, and practical support.
At CLAPA, we are proud to work alongside NHS Cleft Teams and other professionals to make sure no one faces their cleft journey alone.
This is a new section of our website. We look forward to sharing more information and resources for professionals as they become available. Please contact us if you have suggestions for this section of our website.
Quick Links
Make a referral
Refer a family or individual to CLAPA’s support services.
Resources for researchers
Resources and information for cleft researchers to help you reach the UK cleft community.
Consultancy service
CLAPA can support your PPI efforts with a range of packages to involve and engage the cleft community, as well as a bursary available.
Request materials
COMING SOON – you can request new-look CLAPA posters, leaflets and digital resources for your clinic, surgery or practice through our simple form.
Cleft Clinicians’ Hub
COMING SOON – a hub for information and opportunities aimed at NHS cleft clinicians.
Stories from professionals
Happy International Nurses’ Day with cleft nurse, and CLAPA trustee, Izzy
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.
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.
Celebration of Indian festival raises funds for CLAPA
An Indian storytelling event for a festival called Navarathri/Dussehra has raised hundreds of pounds for CLAPA.