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News

25th November 2021

25th November 2021

25th November 2021 Read more

Published: 11th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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15th September 2021

15th September 2021

15th September 2021 Read more

Published: 11th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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13th July 2021

13th July 2021

13th July 2021 Read more

Published: 11th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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30th May 2021

30th May 2021

30th May 2021 Meeting to be held by Zoom Read more

Published: 11th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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24th March 2021

24th March 2021

24th March 2021 Meeting to be held by Zoom Read more

Published: 11th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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CLEFT's Expansion Plans

CLEFT's Expansion Plans

We are very excited to announce plans to expand both our research and overseas arms. CLEFT Chairman, Brian Sommerlad, explained on live Facebook stream what these changes will be. Read more

Published: 8th February, 2021

Updated: 9th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Sulaimania's first multi-disciplinary cleft team

Sulaimania's first multi-disciplinary cleft team

Sulaimania's troubled past means that there are many children and adults with untreated clefts or with clefts that have been operated on inadequately. Our new film by Paul Whittaker shows what the situation is there and how the team copes. Read more

Published: 8th February, 2021

Updated: 12th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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  • Iraq
Bangladesh cleft clinic seeing patients again

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. Read more

Published: 14th December, 2020

Updated: 9th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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The Big Give Christmas Challenge Update

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. Read more

Published: 10th December, 2020

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Gemma cooks a vegan feast for CLEFT

Gemma cooks a vegan feast for CLEFT

We were very lucky to have head chef Gemma Doherty run our Christmas Menu masterclass on Friday 4th December. Read more

Published: 9th December, 2020

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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An interview with Brian Sommerlad

An interview with Brian Sommerlad

This is a wonderful interview where the children ask the questions. Read more

Published: 9th December, 2020

Updated: 9th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Online wine tasting event raises £536!

Online wine tasting event raises £536!

We held our first online wine tasting event on Friday 13th and in spite of a technology glitch half way through, it was an enjoyable evening. Read more

Published: 17th November, 2020

Updated: 9th December, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Mem Fox reads for CLEFT

Mem Fox reads for CLEFT

Australia's best-selling children's author reads three of her books for CLEFT, including her number 1 book 'Possum Magic'. Read more

Published: 21st September, 2020

Updated: 1st December, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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First virtual masterclass held

First virtual masterclass held

We held our first virtual masterclass at the end of August with Karen Bellis instructing 23 participants in the art of dog grooming. Read more

Published: 15th September, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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VPI Paper in Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

VPI Paper in Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal

The American Cleft Palate Craniofacial Journal reviewed literature on palate re-repair for the treatment of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) and cited the Sommerlad Protocol and Palate Repair technique of VPI as being very beneficial to patients with an 84% success rate. Read more

Published: 27th August, 2020

Updated: 13th October, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Hold an online coffee morning

Hold an online coffee morning

An online coffee morning is the perfect way to catch up with your friends and family whilst raising vital funds for CLEFT. Read more

Published: 24th July, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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New paper published in the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

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. Read more

Published: 4th June, 2020

Updated: 9th June, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Two teams ran, cycled and walked to Bangladesh!

Two teams ran, cycled and walked to Bangladesh!

Two teams ran, cycled and walked the distance between London and Bangladesh in support of our overseas centres. This was a huge challenge and took 28 weeks to complete. Read more

Published: 22nd December, 2020

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Speech@Home now launched!

[email protected] now launched!

We are delighted that the website [email protected] is now available. Read more

Published: 19th May, 2020

Updated: 27th October, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Pioneering use of the operating microscope

Pioneering use of the operating microscope

Early on in his career as plastic surgeon, CLEFT Chairman Mr Brian Sommerlad realised that operating techniques could be improved upon and in 1993, he started to use a microscope for surgery. Read more

Published: 29th April, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Training aids for surgeons

Training aids for surgeons

A USB stick containing 7 complete lip or palate surgical procedures is available on request and FREE to surgeons. Read more

Published: 23rd April, 2020

Updated: 24th April, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Alannah's story

Alannah's story

Alannah is a lovely, normal teenage, born in 2006 with 22q11 Deletion Syndrome. Her mother tells her story here. Read more

Published: 22nd April, 2020

Updated: 19th August, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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Kamrul

Kamrul was born with a craniofacial cleft in 2018. Follow his amazing progress here. Read more

Published: 4th March, 2020

Updated: 8th February, 2021

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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My climb of Mt Kimilanjaro by Jack Walker, aged 12

My climb of Mt Kimilanjaro by Jack Walker, aged 12

“Pole pole”. These were the words drilled into our heads during the seven days we spent soldiering on in pursuit of the snow-capped peak. Read more

Published: 4th February, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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  • Bruce Richard

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  • Running the Virtual Royal Parks Half Marathon for CLEFT

    Running the Virtual Royal Parks Half Marathon for CLEFT

    I am raising money to provide long-term, sustainable ways to improve cleft care both in the UK and overseas.

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  • New paper published in the Cleft Palate-Craniofacial Journal

    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 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

    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

    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

    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.

  • Soft palate muscles research

    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.

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Pay for new parts for the anaesthetic machine in Dhaka

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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Published: 13th October, 2020

Updated: 17th November, 2020

Author: Melanie Baldwin

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