A new boss has been appointed to lead mental health services across three north London boroughs.

Jinjer Kandola has been appointed CEO of the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

She is currently deputy CEO of the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, where she has worked for the past eight years and was awarded HR Director of the Year in 2015.

She will join the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey trust on July 16.

Ms Kandola said: "I am absolutely delighted to be joining the Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust.

“It is already a strong organisation with outstanding services and great staff.

“I am looking forward to visiting services, meeting staff and hearing about what is great about the trust.

“I am committed to working with staff to further improve what they do, helping to make services better for patients as well as staff."