Overview
Medical Express Clinic is a private GP and health screening clinic at 117a Harley Street, London, established 1984. Its Longevity Assessment takes 3 to 4 hours across the clinic and a partner imaging centre and combines a physical examination, brain MRI, DEXA scan, ECG and 50+ blood markers, followed by a written report and a doctor consultation.
- What it sells
- 1 health assessment, £2,095
- Doctors
- 8 named, including Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar, Clinical Lead
- Your results
- A doctor (the page names Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar as clinical lead; it does not say he gives every consultation)
- Who it is for
- “Adults over 40 who want to establish a detailed baseline of their structural and biochemical health. It is particularly relevant if you have a family history of dementia, osteoporosis, or cardiovascular disease and want data to act on before symptoms develop”
- Reviews
- Google: 4.2 from 265 reviews
- Trustpilot: 4.7 from 42 reviews
- Doctify: none found
- Checked 21st October 2026
Source: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, longevity screening, checked 21st October 2026.
What you get for the money
Longevity Elite MOT (Longevity Assessment), £2,095.
IncludedIf you choose itNot mentioned
- Blood
- “50+ blood biomarkers covering organ function, hormones, lipids, inflammation and micronutrients”
- Heart
- “a 12-lead resting ECG”
- Imaging
- “a Brain MRI scan”
- Body composition
- “a DEXA bone density scan, medical body composition analysis”
- Doctor
- “a 1-to-1 results consultation with a doctor”
- How long
- 3 to 4 hours in total, across the clinic and a partner imaging centre
- Follow up
- “a 1-to-1 doctor consultation to agree your long-term preventive plan”
Source: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, longevity screening, checked 21st October 2026.
Every price
- Longevity Elite MOT (Longevity Assessment)£2,095Includes “50+ blood biomarkers covering organ function, hormones, lipids, inflammation and micronutrients”, “a 12-lead resting ECG”, “a Brain MRI scan”, “a DEXA bone density scan, medical body composition analysis”, “a 1-to-1 results consultation with a doctor”. How long: 3 to 4 hours in total, across the clinic and a partner imaging centre.
Source: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, longevity screening, checked 21st October 2026.
Is it worth it?
This page does not answer that. Here is what the NHS does for free, and what those who set screening policy say.
- NHS Health Check
- “a free check-up of the health of your heart and blood vessels”
- Who can have it
- People “aged 40 to 74 who do not have” certain conditions, such as heart disease or diabetes, or who already take medicines like statins
- How often
- Every 5 years, by invitation from your GP or local council
- What it checks
- Height, weight, waist, blood pressure, cholesterol and possibly blood sugar, in about 20 to 30 minutes
Source: nhs.uk, NHS Health Check, page reviewed 14th August 2023, checked 20th October 2026.
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening is not for people who have symptoms. People who have symptoms should always consult their GP.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
NHS
“Private companies offer a range of screening tests that you have to pay for.”
nhs.uk, NHS screening, reviewed 30th July 2024
Could it find something that isn’t there?
The Royal College of Radiologists, on MRI scans, which this clinic offers
“If you have no symptoms, we don’t recommend trying to get an MRI scan without being referred by a doctor, as there is a chance of overdiagnosis and treatment of irregularities that turn out to be nothing to worry about. This can cause unnecessary anxiety and can even lead to unnecessary treatment.”
rcr.ac.uk, 12th June 2025
After your results
- Who explains them
- A doctor (the page names Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar as clinical lead; it does not say he gives every consultation)
- Insurance and employers
- “Your employer (or their broker or agent) for service administration if they are paying for the service”
Sources: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, longevity screening and medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, privacy policy, checked 21st October 2026.
Royal College of General Practitioners
“the organisation initiating the screening should not assume that general practitioners will deal with the results”
rcgp.org.uk, screening, October 2019
Before you book
The same checks on every listing, in the words of the clinic, the regulator or the government.
- It sells DEXA. The UK Government says: “providing DEXA for non‑medical sports and wellness purposes is prohibited”. A consultation closed on 1st June 2026; no decision has been published.DEXAGOV.UK, government position, published 30th March 2026; consultation page updated 7th October 2026.
- The Care Quality Commission rated it “Good” in a report published 18th May 2022.Registration
Doctors
Every doctor the clinic names, with their entry on the medical register where one was found.
- Dr Mohammad Bakhtiar
- Clinical Lead
- On the GMC register with a licence to practise, and on the GP Register.
- Dr Hikmat Naoum
- Consultant Gynaecologist
- Dr Penny Sheehan
- General Practitioner
- Prof Arshad Rather
- Consultant Geriatrician and General Physician
- Prof Darrel Francis
- Consultant Cardiologist, 'provides cardiac oversight for comprehensive health screenings'
- Dr Scott Pereira
- Consultant Immunologist
- Dr Ahmed Shoka
- Consultant Psychiatrist
- Mr Muhammad Alhejazi
- General Surgeon
Source: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, meet the team, checked 20th October 2026.
What it tells you
The same questions for every clinic. What it says on its own pages, and what it does not.
StatedNot stated
- PricesStated for every package
- What each package includesStated
- How long a visit takesStated
- How long results takeStated
- Who explains your resultsStated
- What happens if something is foundNot stated
- Who pays for follow upNot stated
- Whether results go to your GPNot stated
- Insurance or employer coverStated
- Its doctors’ namesStated: 8 doctors
From the clinic’s pages listed under Sources, checked 21st October 2026.
Details
Registration
- Care Quality Commission
- Rated “Good”, report published 18th May 2022.
- Registered as
- Medical Express (London) Limited, 117A Harley Street, London, W1G 6AT
- Registered for
- Family planning; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; surgical procedures; diagnostic and screening procedures; caring for adults over 65; caring for adults under 65; caring for children; learning disabilities; physical disabilities; services for everyone
Source: the Care Quality Commission’s page for this location, checked 20th October 2026.
DEXA
- Longevity Elite MOT (Longevity Assessment)
- Included: “a DEXA bone density scan, medical body composition analysis”
Source: medicalexpressclinic.co.uk, longevity screening, checked 21st October 2026.
The UK Government’s position, published 30th March 2026, says: “providing DEXA for non‑medical sports and wellness purposes is prohibited”. A public consultation on allowing it closed on 1st June 2026. The government has not yet published a decision.
GOV.UK, government position and consultation, response page updated 7th October 2026.
Sources
- The clinic’s site
- medicalexpressclinic.co.uk
- Registers
- The Care Quality Commission and the General Medical Council
- Checked
- 20th and 21st October 2026