Miss Rachel Bell is a consultant vascular surgeon at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. She qualified, with distinction in surgery, from United Medical & Dental Schools of Guy’s & St.Thomas’ in 1994 and did her surgical training in London and the South East Thames rotation. She was appointed as a consultant at Guy’s & St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in 2005 and was the clinical lead for vascular surgery for GSTT from 2008-2016 and she helped lead the reconfiguration of vascular services across South East London. She went on to be the Clinical Director of Cardiovascular services at GSTT and the Vascular Network Director for SE London. After 15 years in London she relocated back to the North East and was appointed as a Consultant Vascular Surgeon at the Freeman Hospital in 2020.