Double award win for Audiology

Our Audiology Team is celebrating after two colleagues received national awards from the British Academy of Audiology (BAA) for their work.

Rachel Saunders, a Senior Audiologist at Aintree, was presented with Mentor of the Year, while Loujane Eljabri, who joined the team at Aintree in October, was named Student of the Year.

Loujane, who was nominated for her excellent academic achievements as well as her significant contributions to her peer group, said: “It’s a real honour to be presented with this award. After working so hard during my studies I feel doubly lucky that I’ve not only received this award but also secured a job with the fantastic team at Aintree.”

Rachel’s award recognises an audiologist ‘who stands out from the crowd with regards to supervising and supporting a student while on placement’.

Rachel has worked at Aintree for 21 years caring for patients with hearing, balance and other ear-related concerns. In her role as a clinical educator she mentors students from the University of Manchester, a number of whom have gone on to set up audiology-led services in other countries, such as Estonia and India.

Gaynor Chittick, Head of Audiology Services, said: “These awards are so well deserved and I’d like to congratulate both Rachel and Loujane, who are real assets to the Audiology Team. Rachel does a fantastic job with the students who are on placement with us, which is crucial to developing the audiologists of the future, and Loujane is already making a really positive contribution.”