Cleft Team BCH

The West Midlands Cleft Team is 25 years old this year!!! To mark this milestone we would love to hear from patients and theirfamilies past and present. Please share your experiences, stories or journey about your time with us. Send these via email to: g.blackwood@nhs.net.

Not all of our the team are in the hospital today but what a great blue turnout!

@clapawestmids @CLAPACOMMUNITY Celebrating Cleft awareness week, by supporting CLAPA

🎅 Join us for this fun festive quiz over Zoom on Tuesday, 13th December, at 7.30 pm. There will be a variety of topics, and everyone in the community is welcome. You can join as a family or take part on your own! Sign up now ➡️ bit.ly/3ufVGRT

There’s currently high demand for our Emergency Department and our teams are extremely busy. Please only attend if your child is seriously unwell. If not, please contact your GP or call NHS 111. There's advice from our experts on common illnesses here: orlo.uk/6LIoQ

Did you know there is an easy way to raise money for CLAPA? 💙 If you don't have time to organise your own fundraiser or take on a challenge, you can support us as you shop by signing up for Amazon Smile. Support the CLAPA community and start shopping! amzn.to/36sMZci

Pleased to welcome @drnbrierley to our team as our 3rd Consultant Cleft Surgeon. Looking forward to welcoming you when you start.

#JollyJumperDay is less than two months away, so it's time to get organised! Gather your family, friends or colleagues, donate £2 and wear your jolly jumpers together on Friday 9 December in aid of our sick kids. Register here: orlo.uk/R0pkv

Did you know there is an easy way to raise money for CLAPA? 💙 If you don't have time to organise your own fundraiser or take on a challenge, you can support us as you shop by signing up for Amazon Smile. Support the CLAPA community and start shopping! amzn.to/36sMZci

Sad goodbye to Claire, one of our Speech Therapists. Thank you for all your wonder work in the Cleft team. You will be missed Claire, wishing you well for your next adventure x

Join us on Saturday 17th September at 10 am for our next CLAPA Lounge: Hearing. 👂 Our lounge events are safe spaces for discussion, and you are very welcome to come along and just listen too. We hope to see you there. Register for your free place now! bit.ly/3BDYgWS

A huge thank you to @EdinCleft2022 you did an amazing job of bringing international teams together and generating great discussion.

Standing ovation for the wonderful Bill Shaw #Cleft2022

It was wonderful to meet Cleft nurses from around the world. To network, support and collaborate! Thank you @EdinCleft2022 for identifying the need for this @CleftTeamBCH @Bham_Childrens

Great presentation by one of our plastics Regs, really enjoyed it! Well done Dr Kwang Cheat Lee. @CleftTeamBCH @EdinCleft2022

@EdinCleft2022 @CleftTeamBCH Beth being a valuable member of the cleft speech assessment panel.

Wonderful discussion about ways to improve early detection, which is a big issue about the world @EdinCleft2022

Holly and Beth, Speech therapists at Birmingham, doing us proud at @EdinCleft2022

Looking forward to a week of cleft with colleagues from around the world @EdinCleft2022

🔍 Would you like to be involved in helping to influence research into paediatric Cleft and craniofacial conditions? ✔️ The Cleft & Craniofacial Conditions CSG currently seeks parents and carers to join its membership. Visit our website to find out more: bit.ly/3zrLlGo