Th R Se Coffey Cheerful Pragmatist Inherits Health Services In Crisis Therese Coffey
It’s notoriously hard work, even by the usual parliamentary standards. “Her life is basically about Westminster,” a colleague recently told the Sunday Times. Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) staff should brace themselves for a very demanding new boss. Despite her reputation as a hard worker, however, she is very popular with her colleagues. “She’s cheerful and pleasant company and likes a few drinks,” says one. Coffey, 50, was born in Lancashire, grew up in Liverpool, studied briefly at Oxford University and then got a PhD in chemistry from University College London....