Leicester Council spend £40,000 on top-spec iPads for all councillors

Well, that was entirely predictable.

LOL, government spending is very opaque and there is a lot of genuine waste. For example in the ringfenced (for what reason i don't know) NHS, many hospitals they have motion sensing taps, which turn on when your hands go underneath and don't need to be touched. Apparently this is for hygeine reasons. The potential benefit of such a technology, hygeine wise, is minimal -however each unit costs much more than a normal tap.

LOL, government spending is very opaque and there is a lot of genuine waste. For example in the ringfenced (for what reason i don't know) NHS, many hospitals they have motion sensing taps, which turn on when your hands go underneath and don't need to be touched. Apparently this is for hygeine reasons. The potential benefit of such a technology, hygeine wise, is minimal -however each unit costs much more than a normal tap.

Exactly how much more? I fail to believe they cost a significant amoutn more than a normal tap, especially when used so frequently.

Hygeine is obviously very important in medical establishments, and provide clear benefits in terms of stopping the spread of harmful substances when used correctly; hence the whole need to wash hands all the time - "Time to lean, time to clean."

When you go into a public toilet, half of the problem with hygeine isn't washing your hands; it's touching the tap afterwards to turn it off, touching the paper towel holder, and of course, the door handles.

I don't know, i had this same discussion with my mum (anaesthetist). She suggested that the cost was much greater (the taps need insulated IR sensors ) and the potential benefit negligible (as in a hospital everybody cleans their hands with antiseptic when switching wards anyway). I'd suggest it's not good value for money, even though it might be useful.

McDonalds have sensor taps, can't be that expensive.

LOL, government spending is very opaque and there is a lot of genuine waste. For example in the ringfenced (for what reason i don't know) NHS, many hospitals they have motion sensing taps, which turn on when your hands go underneath and don't need to be touched. Apparently this is for hygeine reasons. The potential benefit of such a technology, hygeine wise, is minimal -however each unit costs much more than a normal tap.

An iPad isn't a laptop. What are they going to do when they realise the office software isn't free and all they will have is a multimedia device?

That's hardly the worse spending excess in the NHS, MRSA is no party!

MRSA is no party, but spending on IR taps that marginally reduce the spreading of MRSA isn't a great idea either, imo. There are cheaper ways And i never said this is the worst excess But just one relatively tiny example (the point is there are quite a few 'inefficiencies' in the NHS).

Nice to see Leicester council continuing to smell like ass.

Not like the council buildings need a complete refurbishment, or bus services need to be improved, or the city's parks need to be maintained properly, or the traffic lights on London Road need to have their timing fixed . . . nah, let's spend the money on ******* useless gimmicks instead! What a good way to invest in civic services