Do you know about our sister company?
As well as providing personalised hearing and ear care, experienced audiology specialists Tracy James and Louise Hart also have a sister company TJ Audiology Training where they provide training courses for health care professionals, audiologists, medical professionals such as GP’s, to hearing aid dispensers, occupational health workers, and professionals working in the music and noise-protection industry.
There have been some exciting changes for TJ Audiology Training (formerly Tracy James Audiology Services) recently, as well as at Tracy James Hearing and we thought we’d post a quick update to let you know what has been happening.
First, here’s a summary of where it all started….
In 2012, Tracy started her own business Tracy James Audiology Services while working as the Paediatric Audiology Service Lead for the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford. The primary focus was providing BSA (British Society of Audiology) accredited small-group training courses for individuals who required audiological skills such as otoscopy and impression-taking and hearing tests. Delegates who joined Tracy’s courses ranged from health care professionals, audiologists, medical professionals, to hearing aid dispensers, occupational health workers, and professionals working in the music and noise-protection industry.
In 2014 Tracy left her job at Royal Surrey County Hospital and committed to Tracy James Audiology Services fulltime. She ran regular courses at Newbury College, as well as delivering in-house training at locations here in the UK and abroad.
At this time Tracy also began developing Tracy James Hearing, celebrating its 10th year this year, offering personalised hearing care services from her small clinic attached to her home in Newbury.
She launched a website for each of the businesses – Tracy James Hearing and Tracy James Audiology Training.
In 2021, Tracy offered her old colleague and close friend, Louise Hart, the opportunity to start working with her. Louise started running the audiology training courses full time in 2022 , whilst Tracy focused on her independent hearing clinic.
NOW….
Here we are in 2024 and we’re delighted with how both businesses have evolved.
TJ AUDIOLOGY TRAINING:
Louise, now a partner, manages all aspects of the training business and delivers the courses, whilst Tracy has been more than happy to take a backseat. For this reason, we thought that Tracy James Audiology Training was no longer the most suitable name, so we decided to make a subtle change and rebrand as TJ Audiology Training. Along with the new name we had a lovely new logo, designed by Frances at Pixel Squid, and we’ve updated our website and marketing materials.
Louise continues to run courses from our new training venues in Newbury, as well as in-house training. She’s excited to be offering two new courses for 2024 – Ear Wax Removal (Aural Care) which is a 2-day course here in Newbury, and an Impression Taking Refresher which is a half-day online course where delegates can refresh existing knowledge of ear anatomy, otoscopy and impression taking.
TRACY JAMES HEARING:
Meanwhile Tracy James Hearing has continued to expand. We have become a well-known name in the Newbury area, and in April 2024 we were nominated and shortlisted for BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE in the BEST IN BUSINESS AWARDS organised by the Newbury Weekly News.
In June 2024 we moved to a brand-new clinic in the heart of Newbury Town Centre. At the clinic Tracy offers ear wax removal, hearing tests, hearing aids and a range of hearing assessment and treatment services. Louise also supports Tracy with appointments at the clinic and as a Tinnitus Specialist runs the first independent tinnitus management service in West Berkshire.
We’re proud of how these businesses have grown over the past 14 years, and we are excited to see what the future brings.
Tracy & Louise
TJ Audiology Training is currently recruiting volunteers for their Wax Removal Training Courses, run by Tracy James and Louise Hart. If you would like a free wax removal by one of our students our first date is on the 18th September.
Please Enquire at admin@tjaudiology.com
