Leeds hospital staff played 'Halloween Bingo' in A&E - winning points for spotting spiking victims

Lisa Grant said she "apologised for the offence caused" by the behaviour of staff at Leeds General Infirmary and was "dismayed" this had happened in a hospital in the city.

The Yorkshire Evening Post can reveal that staff played 'Halloween Bingo' on the night of October 29 in the A&E department.

Categories in which staff could score points included 'Spiked', 'Stabby McStabberson' and 'NFA not actual costume' - believed to refer to homeless patients.

Another category on the sheet - which was photographed and provided by a source to the YEP - refers to popular Netflix show 'Squid Game', with staff winning a bonus point if they spot a 'sexy' version of the outfit.

The game was played amid a surge of national news surrounding spiking incidents across the country.

In October, West Yorkshire Police confirmed that it was investigating at least one case of spiking by injection in the city and many more have since been reported across England.

Assaults with knives and other sharp objects also led to nearly 2,000 hospital admissions involving West Yorkshire residents in less than a decade, figures show.

A source spotted the bingo sheet in the department and said he had made a formal complaint to the hospital.

The source - who was visiting the department with a friend who was being attended to - said the hospital needed to be "held to account for this disgusting and unprofessional behaviour".

"Disgusting and unprofessional behaviour"

Speaking to the YEP, the source said: "Unfortunately, I ended up in A&E at the LGI over Halloween weekend.