The North Thames Cleft Centre is based at the St Andrew’s Centre, Broomfield Hospital and Great Ormond Street for the care of adults and children with cleft lip and palate and related conditions.
Cleft lip repair and palate repair is carried out at St Andrew’s Centre, Broomfield Hospital. Sometimes patients are transferred to Great Ormond Street Hospital.
Caring for your child’s teeth after cleft repair – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/medical-information/procedures-and-treatments/caring-your-childs-teeth-after-cleft-repair
Palate examination for parents and carers – https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2018-04/2015_palate_examination_-_parent_information.pdf
Nasal speech and velopharyngeal dysfunction – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/parents-and-visitors/clinical-support-services/speech-and-language-therapy/services-we-provide/nasal-speech-and-velopharyngeal-dysfunction
Speech and language development 12-24 months – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/speech-and-language-development-12-24-months
North Thames Cleft Service – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/wards-and-departments/departments/clinical-specialties/cleft-lip-and-palate-information-parents-and-visitors/about-north-thames-cleft-lip-and-palate-service
CLAPA – https://www.clapa.com
CRANE – https://www.crane-database.org.uk
Cleft Collective – http://www.bristol.ac.uk/dental/cleft-collective
Clinical outcomes – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/clinical-outcomes/cleft-clinical-outcomes
We only accept referrals from GPs and healthcare professionals.
If you are a clinical professional and are looking to refer a patient, visit https://www.mse.nhs.uk/gp-resources and look for 'cleft services' then please complete the form and send to us using the details provided.
Please call the appropriate team at:
Alternatively, you can email us at mse.midessexcleftservice@nhs.net.