Do you CARE? A national register for cleft lip and palate patients

SUMMARY.The Cleft Palate Index and more recently the Craniofacial Anomalies Register – CARE – have been in operation since 1982. This paper summarises its development and plans for the future. CARE is a multidisciplinary committee involving all specialities involved in the treatment of this group of patients. It therefore should and can be well placed to coordinate the cleft data arising from these patients.