NHS Cleft Teams

Please Note: We do our best to keep these contact details up-to-date, but if you find any aren’t accurate or no longer work, please get in touch with us so we can correct them.

About the NHS Cleft Teams: Find out more about the clinicians in the team, as well as how to get in touch and how to get help with travel costs.

1. National Cleft Surgical Service for Scotland – Glasgow
2. Cleft Lip and Palate Service (Northern Ireland) -Belfast
3. Northern and Yorkshire Cleft Service – Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
4. Northern & Yorkshire Cleft Service – Leeds
5. Northwest England, Isle of Man and North Wales Cleft Service – Liverpool
6. Northwest England, Isle of Man and North Wales Cleft Service – Manchester
7. Trent Cleft Network – Nottingham
8. West Midlands Cleft Service – Birmingham
9. Cleft Net East – Cambridge
10. The Welsh Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate – Swansea
11. South West Cleft Service – Bristol
12. Spires Cleft Service – Salisbury
13. Spires Cleft Service – Oxford
14. North Thames Cleft Service – London
15. The Evelina London Cleft Service – London
16. North Thames Cleft Service – Chelmsford
17. St Bartholomew’s Hospital – London

Cleft Care Ireland – Republic of Ireland

Scotland

1. Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow

Cleft Service	National Cleft Surgical Service for Scotland
Address	1345 Govan Road, GLASGOW, G51 4TF View Map
Phone	Cleft Service Coordinator T:0141 451 6524
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Email [email protected] to self-refer to the service
Website	www.rhcg.org.uk/
Notes	Cleft Care Scotland is the Managed Clinical Network for those working in cleft.

Northern Ireland

2. Royal Belfast Children’s Hospital for Sick Children

Cleft Service	Cleft Lip and Palate Service (Northern Ireland)
Address	Adjacent to Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast. Falls Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland View Map
Phone	Denise Scallon (Regional Cleft Co-ordinator) phone 028 9615 5961 mobile: 07385 430707Emma Macartney (Lead Nurse for Regional Cleft Services) 07860 179418
Email	[email protected] [email protected]
Adults	Adults can self-refer by contacting Emma Macartney (Lead Nurse for Regional Cleft Services) [email protected] 07860 179418 or get a referral from GP/Dentist
Website	www.belfasttrust.hscni.net/service/cleft-lip-and-palate-service-northern-ireland/
Notes	None

England & Wales

3. Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne

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Referrals through GP

Cleft Service	Northern and Yorkshire Cleft Service
Address	Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle-upon-Tyne View Map
Phone	Wendy Daly (Cleft Coordinator) T: 0191 28 20750.
Email	[email protected]
Website	www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/services/plastic-and-reconstructive-surgery/cleft-lip-and-palate/www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk/hospitals/royal-victoria-infirmary/
Notes	None

4. Leeds General Infirmary

Cleft Service	Northern & Yorkshire Cleft Service
Address	Great George Street, Leeds View Map
Phone	Ms Andrea Nye (Cleft Co-ordinator) T: 0113 3925115
Email	None known
Adults	Referrals through GP
Website	www.leedsth.nhs.uk/services/cleft-lip-and-palate-service/
Notes	None

5. Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, Liverpool

Cleft Service	Northwest England, Isle of Man and North Wales Cleft Service
Address	Eaton Road, Liverpool , Merseyside, L12 2AP View Map
Phone	Elizabeth Mors (Cleft Pathway Co-ordinator) T: 0151 252 5209 Sandra McCosh (Cleft Pathway Co-ordinator) T: 0151 293 3685
Email	[email protected] [email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Website	www.alderhey.nhs.uk/services/cleft-lip-and-palate/
Notes	None

6. Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital

Cleft Service	Northwest England, Isle of Man and North Wales Cleft Service
Address	Oxford Road, Manchester View Map
Phone	Ms Claire Richardson (Cleft Team Co-ordinator) T: 0161 701 9091
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Notes	None

7. Nottingham City Hospital

Cleft Service	Trent Cleft Network
Address	City Hospital Campus, Nottingham University Hospitals, Hucknall Road, NOTTINGHAM, NG5 1PB View Map
Phone	Cleft Team Telephone: 0115 969 1169 and ask for Cleft Team or dial extension 79730 for the Cleft Admin Team
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Please phone or email Trent Cleft Service to request Adult Self-Referral Form
Website	www.nuh.nhs.uk/trent-regional-cleft-network/
Notes	Cleft Network Coordinator: Charlene Saunders

8. Birmingham Children’s Hospital

Cleft Service	West Midlands Cleft Service
Address	City Hospital Campus, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH View Map
Phone	Natalie Matthews (Regional Cleft Manager ) T: 0121 333 8459 or 0121 333 8235
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Please see the Queen Elizabeth Hospital details below.
Website	www.bwc.nhs.uk/cleft-lip-and-palate/
Notes	They do not have an orthodontist due to maternity leave but hope to have a locum in post in the new year.

Queen Elizabeth Hospital (Over 16s)

Cleft Service	West Midlands Cleft Service
Address	Mindelsohn Way, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2GW View Map
Phone	Karen O’Reilly (Cleft Team Secretary) T: 0121 371 4991 or 0121 627 2000
Email	Karen.O’[email protected]
Adults	They are currently unable to see adults due to not having a Psychologist, but please still refer to the service and get added to the waiting list so it supports the service with evidence of the need for this service.
Notes	Please also contact PALS to share your concern about the lack of service. Please contact CLAPA if you would like to discuss this further.

9. Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge

Cleft Service	Cleft Net East
Address	Box 106, Hills Road, Cambridge, CB2 0QQ View Map
Phone	01223 596 272
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Self-referral: please complete the form on their website and ask your GP to sign
Website	www.cuh.nhs.uk/patient-information/addenbrookes-hospital-combined-cleft-clinic/
Notes	None

10. Morriston Hospital, Swansea

Cleft Service	The Welsh Centre for Cleft Lip and Palate
Address	Morriston, Swansea, SA6 6NL View Map
Phone	01792 703810
Email	[email protected]
Adults	For self-referral please email or phone the cleft team
Website	sbuhb.nhs.wales/hospitals/a-z-services/cleft-team/
Notes	None

11. University of Bristol Dental Hospital

Cleft Service	South West Cleft Service
Address	South West Cleft Service, Bristol Dental Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, BRISTOL View Map
Phone	Admin (Cleft Team Admin) T: 0117 342 1177
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Self-referral please email
Website	www.uhbristol.nhs.uk/patients-and-visitors/your-hospitals/bristol-royal-hospital-for-children/what-we-do/the-south-west-cleft-service/
Notes	None

12. Salisbury District Hospital

Cleft Service	Spires Cleft Service
Address	Salisbury, Wiltshire View Map
Phone	01722 345521 New baby referrals and cleft nurse advice (8am-4pm, 7 days a week): 07500 127657. A voicemail can be left outside of these hours.
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referral through GP
Website	www.spirescentre.nhs.uk/salisbury/team/
Notes	None

13. John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford

Cleft Service	Spires Cleft Service
Address	Headley Way, Headington, Oxford View Map
Phone	01865 226965 / 234339 / 231450 New baby referrals and cleft nurse advice (8am-4pm, 7 days a week): 07500 127657. A voicemail can be left outside of these hours.
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Website	www.spirescentre.nhs.uk/oxford/team/
Notes	None

14. Great Ormond Street Hospital, London

Cleft Service	North Thames Cleft Service
Address	Great Ormond Street, LONDON WC1N 3JH View Map
Phone	Cleft Admin Team T: 020 7829 7922
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Website	www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/clinical-specialties/cleft-lip-and-palate-information-parents-and-visitors/meet-cleft-lip-and-palate-team/
Notes	None

15. Guy’s & St Thomas’ Hospital, London

Cleft Service	The Evelina London Cleft Service
Address	1st Floor, South Wing, St Thomas’ Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH View Map
Phone	T: 020 7188 1321
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Website	www.evelinalondon.nhs.uk/our-services/hospital/cleft-service/team.aspx
Notes	None

16. Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford

Cleft Service	North Thames Cleft Service
Address	St Andrew’s Centr East Wing, Broomfield Hospital, Court Road, Chelmsford CM1 7ET View Map
Phone	Karen Wilson (Cleft Coordinator) T: 01245 516 201
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Notes	None

17. The Royal Dental London Hospital, London

Cleft Service	St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Address	Turner St, London E1 1FR View Map
Phone	020 7377 7000
Email	[email protected]
Adults	Referrals through GP
Notes	None

Republic of Ireland

For help and support in the Republic of Ireland, contact CLAPA Ireland.

Children’s Health Ireland (CHI) at Temple Street

Cleft Service	Cleft Care Ireland
Address	Temple Street, Dublin 1, D01 YC67
Phone	Claire Brennan (Cleft Clinical Service Coordinator) T: 00 353 1 8784701 / 00 353 87988875
Email	[email protected]
Adults	No extra information
Website	www.cleftcareireland.ie/cleft-teams-in-ireland/chi-at-temple-street
Notes	None

Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin

Cleft Service	Cleft Care Ireland CHI Crumlin
Address	Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin, Dublin 12, IRELAND View Map
Phone	Laura Duggan, Cleft Clinical Services Co-ordinator Phone: 01-4162832, 087-2656897
Email	[email protected]
Adults	No extra information
Website	www.cleftcareireland.ie/cleft-teams-in-ireland/chi-at-crumlin
Notes	None

St James’s Hospital

Cleft Service	Cleft Care Ireland
Address	Temple Street , Dublin 1, Republic of Ireland
Phone	St. James’s Hospital Laura Duggan, Cleft Clinical Services Co-ordinator Phone: 01-4162831, 087-2656897
Email	[email protected]
Adults	No extra information
Website	www.stjames.ie/services/sacc/cleftservices/
Notes	None

Please Note: We do our best to keep these contact details up-to-date, but if you find any aren’t accurate or no longer work, please get in touch with us so we can correct them.

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