Tim Goodacre

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Vaccine Equity Declaration
Edition 103

1st April 2021
Our philosophy

The two arms of CLEFT are brought together by our mission to bridge the gap in cleft care and knowledge both in the UK and around the world. Our international and research philosophies are at the very heart of our work.
Rona Slator

Rona Slator
Georgie Wilkins

I live in South West London with my husband and three children. Before having children, I worked as a primary school teacher.
David Sainsbury

I am delighted to be a Trustee of CLEFT and am very enthusiastic at the prospect of helping teams around the world to provide the best possible care for individuals with a cleft.
Bruce Richard

Consultant Cleft Surgeon (retired)
Matt Fell

I am excited to work with the CLEFT charity team, as part of the UK’s collaborative effort, to help improve cleft care in the UK and overseas.
Rosie O'Malley

I am a busy working mum of 3 (plus dog).
Marie Pinkstone, Speech and Language Therapist

Speech and Language Therapist
Mr Norman Hay, Consultant Orthodontist
Dr Tracy Morris

Being married to cleft lip and palate surgeon, Mr Paul Morris, means that daily life is engulfed by everything cleft!
Kaye Knowles

I live in West London with my husband, Peter. We have two sons, David & Andrew.

New paper published in the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

Research that CLEFT funded shows how a pioneering surgical technique results in a very low rate of secondary speech surgery and very good speech outcomes in children aged 5 years of age, with less need for speech therapy.
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A trip to the roof of the world

A group of 12 adventurers, aged between 12 and 58 years old, left London in October 2019 for the challenge of a lifetime – to climb Mount Kilimajaro in Tanzania. Everyone had spent a year planning, training and fundraising for it and were ready for the challenges that lay ahead. CLEFT trustee and Kilimanjaro climber, Tracy Morris, tells us her story....
The Big Give Christmas Challenge Update

CLEFT took part in this year's Big Give Christmas Challenge for the first time. Thanks to our generous donors, we smashed our fundraising target.
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Bath Bomb Making Workshop - ONLINE EVENT

Making bath bombs is an exciting process! This new workshop will take you through the process of making bath bombs and bath crystals. Run by Eden Soap School, this promises to be a unique and fun experience.
Bangladesh cleft clinic seeing patients again

The pandemic has been hard on everyone, especially so when patients are unable to be seen. With Covid levels low enough, the cleft team in Bangladesh has been able to resume clinic.
An interview with Brian Sommerlad

This is a wonderful interview where the children ask the questions.
Soft palate muscles research

A project to better understand the way the muscles of the soft palate work to see if improvements can be made to surgical techniques and reduce the need for further operations and speech therapy.

Pay for new parts for the anaesthetic machine in Dhaka

The anaesthetic machine that was supplied by CLEFT to the hospital in Dhaka needs new parts. Donate now and help pay for the new parts to get this vital piece of equipment working again. Read more

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