[1] In a poisoning incident which began in 2011, three patients were found to have been unlawfully killed at the hospital.

[4] The United Kingdom's first prostate cancer operation using a hand-held robot was undertaken at the hospital in 2012.

[5] A new medical and surgical centre built at a cost of £20 million was officially opened by the Duchess of Gloucester in 2017.

In March 2024, ceiling collapses on consecutive days required closure of the radiography and critical care units.

[7] Claire Foy, the Golden Globe Award winning actress and star of Netflix series The Crown and the BBC miniseries Wolf Hall, was born at the hospital in 1984[8] and England under-21 footballer Tom Ince was born at the hospital in 1992.