Dr Ovais Badat, 42, obtained cocaine by writing out fake prescriptions before supplying to an ADHD patient

A top psychiatrist who invited a female patient to his hotel room where he plied her with champagne and drugs from his "Man Tin" has been jailed for two and a half years.

Dr Ovais Badat, 42, obtained cocaine by writing out fake prescriptions before supplying to an ADHD patient.

During a week-long trial at Bristol Crown Court, Kerry Barker, prosecuting, said the father-of-two met Laura Lister through a friend.

She offered to do administration work for him and he invited her to meet him at a Holiday Inn in January 2015 when he was carrying out work for Children in Need.

According to the Bristol Post, Mr Barker said: 'He provided from his bag bottles of champagne and a tin entitled ‘Man Tin’ in which there was a large lump of cocaine and various pills.

'They joked about Laura being a patient of the clinic. They drank the champagne.'

Ms Lister discussed ADHD with Badat, who is a former employee of the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust in Bristol, before taking cocaine.

She awoke and felt ill, hungover and was vomiting after suffering a bad reaction.

Before she left the premises, Badat gave her some more cocaine and some blue ADHD pills.

Ms Lister said she would not go to authorities, but when she was contacted by a manager at the ADHD service clinic she told them what happened after becoming concerned about Badat's behaviour.

Avon and Somerset Police launched an investigation and found he would write prescriptions under the name of 'Ebrahim Fulat' - a fake patient - and was seen collecting them on CCTV.

He denied wrongdoing but was convicted of one count of supplying a controlled drug, one count of fraudulently making false prescriptions, one count of fraud and one count of possessing ketamine and jailed for two-and-a-half years at Bristol Crown Court yesterday.

Defending his client, Stuart Stevens said there was a 'lot of good in this man despite his failings' and said he has now 'lost his career' as a result, according to the newspaper.

Badat will also appear in front of the General Medical Council.

DI Simon Brickwood, of Avon and Somerset Constabulary, told the MailOnline: 'Following a trial at Bristol Crown Court, 41-year-old Ovais Badat, of Gloucester, was found guilty of one count of supplying a controlled drug, one count of fraudulently making false prescriptions, one count of fraud and one count of possessing ketamine.

During a week-long trial at Bristol Crown Court, Kerry Barker, prosecuting, said: 'He provided from his bag bottles of champagne and a tin entitled "Man Tin" in which there was a large lump of cocaine and various pills'

'Badat, a former employee with the Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust, was convicted following a police investigation which began in 2015.

'He is a predatory drug addict who supplied cocaine to a vulnerable woman and made out false prescriptions which he used to illegally obtain medication from a pharmacy in Hengrove.

'His actions were wholly dishonest and a significant breach of trust.

'He underestimated the strength and determination of those around him and I'd like to pay tribute to everyone who supported our investigation.

'He had a position of high standing within his field and this added weight to the intimidation witnesses felt. I hope this positive outcome will provide courage for those who find themselves in a similar position, but are unsure whether they will be believed or supported by their employers and the criminal justice system.

'I'd also like to thank Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust for their support and co-operation throughout.'