Bromley's King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is demonstrating strong performance, particularly in cancer care, and is set to open a new endoscopy unit at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) in the autumn of 2025. The Trust's improved and sustained performance has allowed it to exit NHSE Tiering.
According to minutes from a Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting held on 3 July 2025, Angela Helleur, Chief Delivery Officer of King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, along with Fawez Molotoo, General Manager, Integrated Medicine, Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) and Sarah Middleton, Head of Stakeholder Relations, provided an update on the Trust's activities.
Cancer performance was a key highlight, with the Trust exiting NHSE Tiering due to improved and sustained results. The meeting minutes from the Health Scrutiny Sub-Committee meeting held on 3 July 2025 state that Performance in this critical area remained strong with improved and sustained performance leading to exiting of NHSE Tiering.
Focus remains on challenged services such as Lower and Upper Gastrointestinal cancer, DH Breast Surgery and Urology, and these areas will continue to be a priority to maintain the Trust's performance and prevent a return to NHSE Tiering.
Significant progress is also being made on the estates front. The construction of the Endoscopy Unit at the PRUH was well underway and would deliver a huge amount of additional capacity once completed in Autumn 2025,
the minutes stated. The new unit is expected to significantly increase the hospital's capacity for endoscopic procedures, although the exact amount of additional capacity was not specified in the meeting minutes.