Administration: steps that need to be taken before a VIP visit.
When a public figure decides to visit, the honoured community has the dubious privilege of arranging a programme for the VIP. History was made recently when the Prime Minister announced her intention to visit the Gilbert Bain Hospital, Shetland, the first time a PM in office had been to any of the islands' hospitals. David March, secretary of the Shetland Health Board, describes the preparations and problems of such an event.
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