Spires Cleft Centre
Principle contact details
| Contact name: | Stephen Robinson |
| Address: | The Spires Cleft Centre Salisbury Foundation TrustOxford University Hospitals Odstock Road SP2 8BJ |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Telephone: | 01722 345521 |
| Email: | stephen.robinson4@nhs.net |
| Web address: | Visit website |
Other team members
| Surgeon: | Michael Cadier - Plastic Surgery. Tim Goodacre - Plastic Surgeon. Tim Flood - Maxillofacial Surgeon. Andrew Currie - Maxillofacial Surgeon |
| Speech therapist: | Ginette Phippen |
| Orthodontist: | Stephen Robinson. Giles Kidner |
| Clinical geneticist: | Usha Khan |
| Otolaryngologist: | Penny Lennox. |
| Specialist nurse: | Nichola Hudson. Maureen Warren. |
| Psychologist: | Louise Dalton |
| Patient follow up: | Cleft Coordinator |
Support group
| Support group address: | CLAPA Wessex Co Ann Stephens & Denise Brown |
Annual case load
| Cleft palate: | 48 |
| Cleft lip (CL) Unilateral (UCL): | 17 |
| Bilateral (BCL): | 8 |
Primary surgical protocol
Timing of first repair and type of operation.
| Complete UCLP: | 3 months |
| Complete BCLP: | 3 months |
| Isolated CP: | 8-9 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
| Type(s) of software used: | Excel, Word |
| 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 |
| DNA collection: | Yes |
Potential laboratory based research activities
Laboratory based research activities interested in being involved in:
| Laboratory genetics/genomics research: | Yes |
National cleft lip and palate / craniofacial scientific organisation
| Organisation details: | Craniofacial Society of ULEire |
Total number of cases per annum
| Total cases per annum: | 95 |