It will provide a welcome safety net for many women who do not have an adequate state pension, but it could cause animosity among women who have worked hard throughout their lives and paid National Insurance Contributions.

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The aim is to administer sufficient radiation to achieve an image scan of adequate quality, but not too much to cause harm to the patient.

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Harriet Harman, the area's MP, said there would have to be a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire and whether the prevention was adequate.

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He told the coroner's court that there had been catalogue of errors in Mr Ridd's treatment, a gross failure to provide adequate medical care and a clear connection in the way he was treated and the cause of his death.

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