[2] A workhouse infirmary, which was designed by Daniel Arkell to a pavilion plan and entirely lit by electric light, was built by Thomas Rowbotham of Small Heath at a cost of £45,000 and opened in September 1897.

[4] In March 2007, the families of certain injured servicemen alleged that the hospital was not treating Iraq War veterans properly.

[6] Following a visit to the hospital, Jeremy Clarkson added to the criticism by writing a complaint to the NHS alleging that injured servicemen had no dedicated ward and that they were treated no differently from "a lad who got drunk and smashed his Citroën into a tree".

[7] A report published by the House of Commons Defence Select Committee blamed the allegations against the hospital on a smear campaign[8] and praised the clinical care provided to military patients.

[11] On 24 February 2015 the Trust announced that it had exchanged contracts with Persimmon for the sale of the site with outline planning permission for 650 homes.