North Thames Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service

The North Thames Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service also known as the North Thames Cleft Centre is responsible for treating children and adult patients with clefts of the lip and palate the North Thames region. This includes North London, Essex and South and West Hertfordshire.

This service is run jointly by the world-renowned St Andrew’s Centre, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford and Great Ormond Street Hospital, London.

In 1995, the number of centres in England and Wales offering treatment for clefts was reduced from around fifty to thirteen. This means the specialist teams at the thirteen centres are now treating more patients with clefts per year and as a result are able to offer a better service to their patients and families.

Research

The North Thames Cleft Team have been involved in extensive interdisciplinary research and have many ongoing projects.

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Cleft lip and palate

Related specialities	Advance practice nursing Audiology Dentistry Dietetics Genetics Oral and maxillofacial surgery Orthodontics Orthodontic technology Otolaryngology Pediatrics Pediatric dentistry Physician Plastic surgery Psychiatry Psychology Respiratory therapy Social Work Speech and language therapy

Related syndromes	Hearing loss with craniofacial syndromes Pierre Robin syndrome Popliteal pterygium syndrome Van der Woude syndrome

National and international Organisations	Cleft Lip and Palate Association Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Ireland Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland Interplast North Thames Regional Cleft Lip and Palate Service Operation Smile Shriners Hospitals for Children Smile Train Transforming Faces Worldwide Operation of Hope Smile Angel Foundation (China)

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