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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
James Tapper

Cuts, closures, DIY dentistry: welcome to the NHS in Thérèse Coffey’s seat

Saxmundham, Suffolk
The market town of Saxmundham, in health secretary Thérèse Coffey’s Suffolk Coastal constituency. Photograph: Sophia Evans/The Observer

Waiting 24 hours for an ambulance when you have a broken leg isn’t much fun wherever you are. In a market town such as Saxmundham, about half an hour’s drive from the nearest hospital, there aren’t many other options.

Saxmundham is at the centre of Suffolk Coastal, the constituency represented by Thérèse Coffey, the health secretary, and offers a microcosm of the issues facing the health service.

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