This past weekend the Spires Cleft Team from Salisbury proudly took part in the Walk for Wards in the stunning grounds of Wilton House – and what a day it was! Each of our team members walked between 5km and 10km, raising awareness and funds for the specialist cleft lip and palate service that we […]
Isabella, aged 9, with her mother Debbie Waistell have again been busy raising funds for the Spires Cleft Centre. Isabella was born with a cleft palate and had an operation to help with speech intelligibility in February 2024. The family are delighted with the result from her surgery and Isabella’s speech is now beautifully clear. […]
On the 11th of June, the Salisbury hub of the Spires Cleft Centre proudly hosted the very first UK research clinic for the Cleft@18–23 Study. This marks a significant milestone for both this NIHR-funded project as well as for our service. We were thrilled by the enthusiastic response and engagement from our patients, and we […]
It was unusually warm and sunny in Newcastle when many Spires team members ventured north to attend the national Annual Scientific Meeting of the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland (CFSGBI) from the 30th April to the 2nd May. The conference celebrated the 40th birthday of the CFSGBI with a drinks reception at a […]
Saturday the 14th September was a beautiful, sunny, late summer day when four brave members of the Spires Cleft Centre took part in Swim Serpentine. As the name suggests, the event is held in the iconic Serpentine Lake in London’s Hyde Park . The occasion was a feast for all the senses: an amazing mass of […]
The 9th Annual Oxford Global Surgery Course was held at Kellogg College, Oxford, from the 9-13th September 2024. The aim of the Oxford University Global Surgery Group is to work with partners around the world to support and build capacity for safe, high quality surgical care for underserved populations worldwide. The vision is for safe […]
A brave group of staff from the Spires Centre will be donning their swimming caps and wetsuits in September, in aid of the charity CLEFT. The event will take place in the world-famous Serpentine lake in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 14th September 2024. Jane Sibley (Cleft Advanced Nurse Specialist), Marc Swan (Cleft Surgeon), Nefer […]
Laurentiu Coroi and his family have kindly donated a plentiful supply of silicone teats to be used with our MAM feeding bottles. This an extremely generous gift and is incredibly valuable to many of our families as having an alternative to latex teats is important for selected babies (such as those with a latex allergy). […]
The European Cleft Palate & Craniofacial Association Conference is held every three years and is hosted by a European cleft unit. In June 2024 a small but intrepid group from Spires attended the ECPCA conference in Milan, Italy. Nefer, Mary, Jenny and Matt were able to learn about cleft care, treatment approaches and techniques from […]
Isabella, aged 8 years, and her mother, Debbie Waistell, organised an afternoon of fun at Emmbrook Football Club in Wokingham on Sunday 2nd June to heighten awareness of cleft palate and to raise vital funds for the hospital. Isabella has a repaired cleft palate and recently underwent a further operation to help with her speech with […]