Good luck to Teddy, one of our patient’s, whose dad and the ‘Handlebarmy Army’ are cycling from Bournemouth to Newcastle this week in aid of CLAPA. We wish them all the best! Here is the link to our fundraising page: Cycling the Premier League’s Longest Away Day for CLAPA is fundraising for Cleft Lip & […]
The Government has announced the cessation of funding for Training Interface Group (TIG) Fellowships for Cleft Surgeons. These are highly specialist surgical posts and have been pivotal at giving surgeons expertise at the interface with Oral and Maxiofacial Surgery, Plastic Surgery and ENT Surgery, all of which are essential for safe and effective Cleft Care. […]
We are thrilled to announce that Bhavika, an Honorary Registrar in Plastic Surgery at the Spires Cleft Centre, has been awarded a National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Fellowship to undertake an exciting project entitled ‘Understanding and improving surgical care for children born with bilateral cleft lip and palate.’ Bilateral cleft lip […]
We know that many of our patients here at Spires find it difficult to access dental care on the NHS; this is especially true in some areas, and for adults more so than those aged under 18. We also know how important it is for you to get your teeth checked regularly and for us […]
Spires attends the International Congress on Cleft Lip & Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies in Kyoto, Japan Spires were proud to deploy an enthusiastic and excited team of clinicians to Kyoto, Japan, on the 20-24th October 2025 to attend the International Cleft Congress that is held every four years. The conference theme ‘Looking for Harmony […]
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 […]