The constitution has been approved by the board of trustees and was further agreed by the Research Steering Committee. Dated July 2021. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
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... Read more
Rosie O'Malley shares her story on video as part of CLEFT's launch week to celebrate its new, expanded CIO status. Read more
Chair of the CLEFT Research Steering Group, Rona Slator, is interviewed here by Tracy Morris on the value of research into cleft lip and palate. Read more
Bruce Richard shares his personal experiences of working and living in Nepal. Read more
Marie Pinkstone is the Lead Speech and Language Therapist for the North Thames Cleft Service. Throughout the pandemic, Marie and the speech and language therapy team have continued to provide a service to patients throughout the pandemic, adapting to telehealth. Read more
Yul Kahn Pascual: On becoming a CLEFT trustee Read more
CLEFT trustee, Matt Fell, looks at the problems of inequalities in access to cleft care in lower and middle income countries in a short video. Read more
Our plans to become a national charity have now been approved by the Charity Commission. Although we are still a small charity, we have big ambitions to help even more children born with cleft lip and palate than ever before. Read more
To celebrate the launch of our new and expanded CLEFT charity, we have put together a series of talks that have been recorded by our wonderful trustees and team members, covering a whole range of cleft subjects. Read more
Fundraising Committee Meeting 22nd June 2021. Read more
To celebrate CLEFT's 14th birthday this May, we set a challenge to our supporters to do something around the number 14. Read more
CLEFT is supporting National Smile Month, a charity campaign all about championing the benefits of having good oral health and promoting the value of a healthy smile, run by The Oral Health Foundation. Read more
CLEFT aims to support high quality research into cleft lip and palate and associated conditions. If you are considering applying for a research grant, please read further for advice. Read more
A place to add your wonderful fundraising ideas! Read more
Join in with CLEFT on the 25th May as we celebrate our 14th birthday. Read more
We are delighted to update you on the launch of the [email protected] website – a unique online cleft therapy and parent training resource for children with cleft articulation difficulties. Read more
What started off as a simple wardrobe clear-out ended up being an amazing fundraising success thanks to Gwyneth and Alice's effort and generosity. Read more
We have a small group of committed members who give up their valuable time to support CLEFT in fundraising. Read more
We received some good news from Dhaka last week - the anaesthetic machine is working again and the goods we sent have at last cleared customs! Read more
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
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. Read more