A TOP doctor at a luxury spa chain used by celebs has been struck off over an affair with a patient.
Dr Simon Berrisford, 57, was in charge of anti-ageing treatments at Champneys, whose clients include Brad Pitt, Naomi Campbell, Victoria Beckham and Kate Moss.
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Berrisford obtained her telephone number from her medical records then began sending her texts of a “personal nature”.
She later worked with Dr Berrisford, the resident medical officer at Champneys’ Tring resort in Herts.
He provided her with painkillers and sedatives for insomnia.
After a bitter split, she told the General Medical Council he had pushed her during an aggressive outburst of temper — which he denied.
Berrisford kept a secret stash of powerful prescription-only drugs in a storage cabinet and also had a data stick containing the names and confidential details of 1,000 patients.
A tribunal in Manchester found Berrisford, of Warrington, Cheshire, guilty of serious professional misconduct.
The prestigious resort was launched in 1925 and stays can cost around £1,500-a-night.
