As part of CLEFT's launch to become a CIO, Debbie Sell recorded 'Reflections on research in speech and language therapy'. This is a wonderful opportunity to hear from one the country's most recognised researchers in speech and language therapy share her thoughts on this fascinating subject.
Andrew Steel is father to Alanna (pictured above) who is currently preparing to go off to university. Alanna's childhood has been a happy one but she has undergone many operations to fix her cleft palate. This is their story...
Sulaimania's troubled past means that there are many children and adults with untreated clefts or with clefts that have been operated on inadequately. Click the link above to read further and watch our new film by Paul Whittaker to see what the situation is there and how the team copes.
David Sainsbury is a Consultant Cleft and Plastic Surgeon in Newcastle-upon-Tyne and a CLEFT trustee and is interviewed by Rachel Lapham, a CLEFT volunteer, who also has a repaired cleft lip and palate. This fascinating podcast gives a really good insight into what cleft provision is like in the UK.