The Nurses Special Interest Group, Cleft Lip and Palate welcome you to Nurses4Cleft.org.uk. We are affiliated to the Craniofacial Society of Great Britain and Ireland.
Thanks to Nichola and her team at the Spires for hosting a very successful study day. The presentations were all to a high standard and demonstrated not only the difficulites in managing complex feeding difficulties but also the communication problems that are we often faced with in these situations.
Please note in your diaries that our next study day will be March 25th 2009 in Belfast at the Craniofacial conference. A call for abstracts has gone out and you can check out details at cfsgb.org.uk
Study day Oct 23rd 10am-4pm John Radcliffe Hospital. Oxford Seminar room 4A and 4B (they open up together) in the post grad centre which is on level 3 of the main JR hospital.
Alison Legge is the new chairman of this group. their next meeting is the 5th November ar Birmingham Children's hospital contact Alison at alison.legge@nuh.nhs.uk for more details. If you work with any interested ward nurses do persuade them to get involved.
The SIG would like to say thank you to Helen Swain, retiring chairman, for all her hard workand her enthusiam in this role
poster and application form now available under dowloads The Spires cleft team are holding a study day on the 3rd October on Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate. It will £35 per head contact Nichola Hudson [Nichola.Hudson@salisbury.nhs.uk]for more information
This year's national study day on dysphagia, will be held on the 23rd October at the Radcliffe in Oxford. Lunch will be included at a cost of £5 to members of the sig. Non members will be asked to pay £20 for the day.
For more information and to access a flyer click on downloads, public.
Feedback from Council Meeting, Chester 9th April 2008
1) Membership and discussion re complimentary journal:
For some time the membership of the craniofacial society has questioned the value of the membership fee. Various options for a complimentary journal have been discussed including the development of a new European journal. The society feels that this would involve a good deal of extra work and favours opening communications with the existing American Craniofacial journal to see if UK members could have free online access. Bill Shaw and Brian Somerlad are taking these discussions forward
2) This years president is Terry Greg, Paediatric Dentist in Belfast. Nominations for secretary (SLT) Sue Mildenhall accepted and 2011 President, Alister Smyth(surgery).
3) Retired Members Application for continued membership of the society for retired membership require an application from the member to the current secretary
4) Encryption of personal data on membership data base is being developed
5) Cleft development group Busy year. Specialist commissioning has undergone reorganization Currently cleft care is exempt from payment by results but this becoming an increasing pressure National specialist definitions are being developed. Nichola Hudson to represent nursing Crane: Further funding for Crane has been secured and Scott Deakin has taken over Alison role. Looking at both short and long term outcomes. Both are important
6) Current Officers President Terry Gregg (Dentist) Secretary Sue Mildenhall (Speech and language therapist) Treasurer Diane Beaumont ( Nurse)
7) 2009 Conference, Belfast. Waterfront Hall Accommodation:- Colloden & Europe Hotel
