Major changes are imminent regarding the Kidderminster Medical Society website. At 80+ years of age, the time has come for me to give my keyboard fingers a rest and pass on the responsibilities to a more up to date version using modern website programming language and features.
Following the paper version of the medical society newsletter during the 90s, edited by Graeme Wilcox and myself, I learned to use HTML (hyper text markup language) - first of all Microsoft Front Page and, when that became outdated, Microsoft Expression Web 4. That language too has become outdated. Therefore, taking into account age and website advancements which an older ( not old !! ) brain finds difficulty in absorbing, the time has come to make changes.
Over the next month or so, the handling and development of the website is going to be passed on to a professional website company and so you are likely to see changes to the content and its presentation. The one thing I have been a little concerned about is the handling of medical topics and content by a non-medical organisation and, with that in mind the society hierarchy and I are in discussion about my handling input and passing it on for publication - all in the air at the moment.
Whatever, since its introduction some 25 years ago, the website has attracted over 30,000 visitors and has been a major conduit through which 72 medicfal students / graduates have benefitted from the society's bursary scheme. It is therefore vital that the website continues in whatever format it appears.
Thank you all for your loyalty and contributions to the website - please don't stop them coming; not sure what the contact route will be but, for the time being, go to the contact page and I will make sure they go to the appropriate person.
Best wishes to all!!
Kind regards
Barrie Davies