An extended team is being put together in Cumbria to allow people with mental care problems to be treated at home. North Cumbria Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Trust's application to adapt national guidelines has been approved.
This means people with severe mental distress will be assessed and cared for at home, though hospital treatment will also be available, if needed.
The service is being developed and should be fully in place by March.
'In good hands'
The team will be backed up by the provision of in-patient accommodation with four places.
Once fully functioning, the service will replace the Beacon Unit at Penrith, which will no longer provide in-patient care.
Dr Bert Lazlo, consultant psychiatrist with the trust, said: "Change is always difficult at first, but knowing the strength, commitment and wealth of knowledge as well as experience of our current teams in Eden, I feel we are in good hands.
"This also means far more rapid response to psychiatric crises as well as quick and seamless access to specialist input, which means no waiting list times for clients to be seen by a psychiatrist."
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