Overview
The HVN is a wellness and aesthetics clinic in Knightsbridge, London, with acupuncture, regenerative aesthetics and body treatments. It sells an 8R Longevity Consultation and a longer 8R Longevity Programme developed with the Levitas Clinic, which can include biological age testing, blood work and a personalised plan. The clinic is registered with the CQC as an independent doctor service.
- What it sells
- 2 health assessments, from £400; 1 programme
- Doctors
- 2 named, including Dr Tanja Phillips, Aesthetic Doctor
- Your results
- A specialist doctor; a follow-up consultation presents the 8R Plan
- Who it is for
- “and for those who are already healthy and want to stay that way”
- Reviews
- Google: 4.7 from 90 reviews
- Trustpilot: none found
- Doctify: none found
- Checked 21st October 2026
Sources: the-hvn.com, 8r longevity programme levitas, checked 19th October 2026; the-hvn.com, consultations and the-hvn.com, hru health performance assessment, checked 21st October 2026.
What you get for the money
8R Longevity Consultation with Levitas, £400.
IncludedIf you choose itNot mentioned
- Blood, if you choose it
- “Advanced Blood Panel* – Following your consultation, a full blood screening is recommended. This includes hormone analysis and other biomarkers”
- Body composition
- “Body Composition Index Analysis”
- Genes and age, if you choose it
- “DNA Methylation Test – an advanced genetic analysis of biological age”
- Doctor
- “you’ll then meet with a specialist doctor who will take an in-depth look at your medical history, lifestyle and genetic background”
- How long
- 75 minutes
- Follow up
- “A follow-up consultation is included in your initial fee, where your personalised 8R Plan will be presented and next steps outlined”
- Extras
- “*Additional costs apply”
Source: the-hvn.com, consultations, checked 21st October 2026.
Every price
- 8R Longevity Consultation with Levitas£400Includes “Body Composition Index Analysis”, “you’ll then meet with a specialist doctor who will take an in-depth look at your medical history, lifestyle and genetic background”. If you choose it: “Advanced Blood Panel* – Following your consultation, a full blood screening is recommended. This includes hormone analysis and other biomarkers”, “DNA Methylation Test – an advanced genetic analysis of biological age”. How long: 75 minutes.
- 8R Longevity Programme with LevitasThe clinic’s price: “Programmes begin from £3,000”. If you choose it: “where indicated, advanced diagnostics such as blood work, biological age testing (GlycanAge and DNA Methylation), and gut health analysis”.
- HRU Health & Performance Assessment£750How long: 35 minute assessment, allow 90 minutes with the review and consultation.
Sources: the-hvn.com, consultations and the-hvn.com, 8r longevity programme levitas, 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?
UK National Screening Committee
“Screening tests are not 100% accurate and do not provide a diagnosis.”
GOV.UK, published 21st November 2023
UK National Screening Committee
“False negative or false positive results can be harmful, as someone may either be falsely reassured or unnecessarily worried.”
GOV.UK, principles of screening, updated 11th July 2025
After your results
- Who explains them
- A specialist doctor; a follow-up consultation presents the 8R Plan
Source: the-hvn.com, consultations, 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
Doctors
Every doctor the clinic names, with their entry on the medical register where one was found.
- Dr Tanja Phillips
- Aesthetic Doctor
- Dr Ireny Salama
- Aesthetic Doctor
Source: the-hvn.com, checked 19th 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 takeNot stated
- 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 coverNot stated
- Its doctors’ namesStated: 2 doctors
From the clinic’s pages listed under Sources, checked 21st October 2026.
Details
Membership terms
In the clinic’s own terms:
- Cancelling
- “we respectfully request at least 24 hours' notice for cancellations”
- “Less than 24 hours' notice will result in a charge equal to 100% of the reserved service amount.”
Source: the-hvn.com, terms of service, checked 20th October 2026.
Registration
- Registered as
- The HVN Wellbeing Ltd, 57-63 Knightsbridge, London, SW1X 7BF
- Registered for
- Services in slimming clinics; treatment of disease, disorder or injury; surgical procedures; diagnostic and screening procedures
Source: the Care Quality Commission’s page for this location, checked 19th October 2026.
Sources
- The clinic’s site
- the-hvn.com
- Registers
- The Care Quality Commission
- Checked
- 19th, 20th and 21st October 2026