Spires Cleft Centre, Oxford Hub
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Steven Berry |
| Address: | Spires Cleft Centre Level 2 Children's Hospital John Radcliffe Hospital Headley Way Headington Oxford OX3 9DU |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Telephone: | 1865234252 |
| Email: | steven.berry@ouh.nhs.uk |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Tim Goodacre (Plastic & Cleft), Andrew Currie (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) |
| Speech therapist: | Carrie Luscombe, Lucy McAndrew, Lucy Smith, Helen Piggott |
| Orthodontist: | Giles Kidner |
| Clinical geneticist: | Usha Kini |
| Otolaryngologist: | Penny Lennox |
| Specialist nurse: | Jane Sibley, Tina O'Neill and Emma Waterworth |
| Psychologist: | Louise Dalton, Angela Shanly and Sian Thomas |
| Other: | Sandip Popat, Consultant Restorative Dentist |
| Patient follow up: | Steven Berry, Service Co-ordinator |
Support group
| Support group contact name: | Spires Smile(SpiresSmiles@virginmedia.com)CLAPA (Cleft Lip and Palate Association)(http://www.clapa.com/) |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | Lip usually at 9-12 weeks |
| Complete BCLP: | Lip usually at 9-12 weeks |
| Isolated CP: | Approx 9-12 months |
Record collection protocol
| Are records routinely collected at specific ages? | Yes |
| Does this conform to WHO timing recommendations (birth, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years)? | Yes |
State coverage of costs
Are the costs of the following treatments covered by the state (free to the patient)?
| Surgery costs: | All |
| Orthodontic costs: | All |
| Speech and language therapy costs: | All |
Current research activity and data collection
| Participation in inter-centre studies: | Yes |
| Participation in other collaborations (projects): | Yes |
| Published research papers: | Yes |
| Willing to share Powerpoint presentations: | Yes |
Potential clinical research activities
Clinical research activities interested in being involved in:
| Randomised clinical trials: | Yes |
| Inter-centre comparison of outcome: | Yes |
| Prospective study: | Yes |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 65 |