NHS England is making up to £300,000 available over the festive period to fund dozens of "drunk tanks".
These supervised units are places where revellers who have over-indulged can be checked and allowed to sleep it off.
They should help take the pressure off hospital and 999 services over the busy Christmas and new year period.
This is long overdue, but considering those getting plastered on Friday and Saturday nights cost the NHS millions every year, is £300k enough to solve this problem?