The CRANE Newsletter Issue 2023 (1) is now available to download.

This issue includes information on:

• publication of the 2022 Annual Report, 2022 Patients’ and Parents’/Carers’ report and infographic;
• how to create a local action plan based on the report’s recommendations, to drive quality improvement for your cleft team;
• our January 2023 ‘Making it Better’ event, which will be an opportunity to reflect on the findings of the forthcoming 2022 Annual Report; and
• key dates and deadlines for 2023.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at services that provide cleft care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

The CRANE Newsletter Issue 2022 (4) is now available to download.

This issue includes information on:

• a new user guide explaining what cleft services need to do to comply with the National Data Opt-out in relation to the CRANE audit and registry;
• upcoming data submission deadlines, including data milestones for 2023;
• new infographics highlighting the key findings from our annual reports – ideal for engaging patients and families; and
• a reminder of our January 2023 ‘Making it Better’ event, which will be an opportunity to reflect on the findings of the forthcoming 2022 Annual Report.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at services that provide cleft care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

The CRANE Newsletter Issue 2022 (3) is now available to download.

This issue includes information on:

• new publications and conference activity from CRANE, including the International Congress of Cleft Lip, Palate and Related Craniofacial Anomalies 2022, held in Edinburgh in July 2022;
• the online Quality Improvement (QI)  events in February and May 2022, plus details of our next event in January 2023 – which will focus on the forthcoming 2022 annual report;
• the next SSQ Dashboard data submission deadline; and
• a reminder of all the resources available to support your data entry and verification.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at services that provide cleft care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

The CRANE Newsletter Issue 2022 (2) is now available to download.

This issue includes information on:

• The February 2022 ‘Making it Better’ event, as well as our upcoming ‘CRANE Preliminary Audit Report’ session 9 May 2022,

• our new CRANE Database Demonstration Videos, and

• CRANE at the 14th International Cleft Congress in July 2022!

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at services that provide cleft care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

The CRANE Newsletter Issue 2022 (1) is now available to download.

This issue includes information on:

• The latest CRANE Annual Report,

• our upcoming CRANE ‘Making it Better’ Learning event in February 2022,

• resources for Quality Improvement, and

• information about data collection milestones.

The Newsletter has been emailed to all our known contacts at services that provide cleft care in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. If you would like to be added to our eNewsletter mailing list, please contact us.

Download the October 2021 CRANE Newsletter here!

This issue includes information on:

• CRANE’s biannual checks – your teams’ contact details

• meet our new team member

• get weekly updates from CRANE – follow us on Twitter

• information about data collection milestones.

Download the July 2021 CRANE Newsletter here!

This issue includes information on:

• The CRANE 2020 Local Action Plan – a tool for cleft teams to implement the recommendations from the CRANE 2020 Annual Report,

• the latest paper authored by Matt Fell, CRANE Team, and valued collaborators – on the relationship between maxillary growth and speech in children with UCLP at five years of age,

• guidance on the improved capture of syndromes and additional diagnoses,

• updates to the Database to collect ethnicity, and

• information about data collection milestones.

Download the April 2021 CRANE Newsletter here!

This issue includes information on:

• The CRANE 2020 Annual Report: Summary of Findings for Patients and Parents/Carers,

• updates to the Database to collect ethnicity,

• guidance on the improved capture of syndromes and additional diagnoses, and

• information about data collection milestones.

Download the February 2021 CRANE Newsletter here!

This issue includes information on:

• The CRANE 2020 Annual Report – published in December 2020,

• updates to documents used to seek consent – including Welsh versions,

• updates to the database – for improved capture of syndromes and Psychology data, and

• information about data collection milestones.