Cleft services

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. 

• Cleft lip repairs - this operation is usually carried out at three to six months of age. Find out more at https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/cleft-lip
• Cleft palate repairs - this operation is usually carried out between nine and thirteen months of age. Find out more at https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/conditions-we-treat/cleft-palate

Other operations we can do

• Alveolar bone graft – find out more at https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/medical-information/procedures-and-treatments/alveolar-bone-grafts
• Buccinator flap operation – find out more at https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/buccinator-flap-operation
• Pharyngoplasty operation – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/pharyngoplasty
• Rhinoplasty – https://www.gosh.nhs.uk/conditions-and-treatments/procedures-and-treatments/open-tip-rhinoplasty-children-craniofacial-disorders

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.