Patient resources

Cleft Lip and Palate Psychology Service

This leaflet gives an overview of the Cleft Lip and Palate Clinical Psychology Service and how we can help.

Coming to hospital to have a one-way valve trial

Information for parents and carers

How your palate works

Information for parents and carers

Nasal Obturator: Care Guide

Information for patients

Nasal Obturator: Reducing Nasality in Speech

Information for patients

Speech Videofluoroscopy

Information for patients

Speech Videofluoroscopy (Children’s)

Information for parents and carers

Swallowing Advice: IDDSI Level 3 YELLOW Liquidised (External Link)

External link to patient information for patients who need liquidised food.

Swallowing Advice: IDDSI Level 4 GREEN Pureed Extremely Thick (External Link)

External link to patient information for patients who need pureed food.

Swallowing Advice: IDDSI Level 5 ORANGE Minced and Moist (External Link)

External link to patient information for patients who need need minced and moist food.

Swallowing Advice: IDDSI Level 6 BLUE Soft and Bite Sized (External Link)

External link to patient information about soft food for patients with difficulty chewing and swallowing.

Thickened drinks (Easy Read) (External Link)

External link to easy read patient information to help make choices about thickened drinks.

Think before you thicken (External Link)

External link to patient information for patients who are considering using thickened fluids to help with drinking or swallowing difficulties.

Videofluoroscopy also known as a video swallow

What is glue ear?

Glue ear is very common in children, but particularly common in children born with a cleft palate.