Sc ▁in ▁ph arm ac ology ▁before ▁comple ting ▁her ▁medical ▁studies ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁After ▁comple ting ▁her ▁training ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁Hospital ▁and ▁in ▁New castle , ▁she ▁took ▁up ▁a ▁position , ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁as ▁a ▁research ▁fellow ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Post grad uate ▁Medical ▁School ▁and ▁honor ary ▁der mat ology ▁registr ar ▁at ▁Hamm ers m ith ▁and ▁Great ▁Or mond ▁Street ▁hosp it als . ▁Her ▁MD ▁th esis ▁was ▁entitled , ▁Studies ▁rel ating ▁to ▁L anger han ▁cell ▁hist i oc yt osis . ▁ ▁She ▁continued ▁her ▁training ▁as ▁a ▁registr ar ▁and ▁senior ▁registr ar ▁in ▁New castle , ▁becoming ▁C lin ical ▁Director ▁for ▁D erm at ology ▁at ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁N HS ▁Trust . ▁ ▁At ▁New castle ▁Mc L ell and ▁introduced ▁re forms ▁to ▁the ▁management ▁of ▁waiting ▁lists ▁and ▁the ▁prior it isation ▁of ▁cancer ▁patients . ▁The ▁re forms ▁lead ▁to ▁a ▁Be acon ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence . ▁In ▁recognition ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁on ▁re forms ▁she ▁was ▁invited ▁to ▁ 1 0 ▁Down ing ▁Street ▁to ▁meet ▁with ▁then ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Tony ▁Bla ir . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Mc L ell and ▁and ▁Sam ▁Sh uster ▁file d ▁for ▁a ▁pat ent ▁for ▁an ▁aller gy ▁patch ▁testing . ▁The ▁pat ent ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁in ▁force ▁on ▁ 2