Neko Health Alternative London 2026. What the £299 Scan Checks, What It Doesn't, and the Doctor-Performed Option at The Wellness

Medically reviewed by the Medical team at The Wellness. Last updated July 2026.

Ask about the doctor-performed alternative on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.

What does the Neko Health scan actually check

Credit where it is due, because Neko has built something genuinely polished. The £299 scan takes about an hour and captures over 2,000 high-resolution images of your skin to map every visible mole, assesses the heart through three technologies covering electrical activity, mechanical function and arterial health, measures body composition including visceral fat, checks grip strength and eye pressure, and runs same-visit blood markers covering cholesterol, metabolic health and immune function. A clinician explains the results before you leave, and in-house dermatologists and cardiologists review anything flagged. The company's Stockholm data from its first year is worth knowing. Of 2,707 people scanned, 78.5 percent had no issues, 14.1 percent needed further treatment or monitoring, and 1 percent had severe cardiovascular, metabolic or cancerous conditions they did not know about. For skin surveillance and cardiovascular screening at £299, that is a defensible product, and this page will not pretend otherwise.

What does the Neko scan not check

The boundary is stated by Neko itself, in its own response to a customer review, that the service focuses specifically on cardiovascular health, skin mapping and metabolic markers. Everything the scan sees, it sees from the outside or from a focused blood draw. There is no imaging of your internal organs. The thyroid gland behind unexplained fatigue, the liver quietly accumulating fat, the kidneys, the gallbladder, the pancreas region, the abdominal aorta that can widen silently for years, the pelvic organs, none of these appear on a sensor scan, because sensors read surfaces and signals rather than structures. The blood panel is broad for a same-visit service but narrower than a full laboratory work-up, and Neko's own reviewers note that a subset of people need follow-up bloods or specialist testing elsewhere. None of this is a flaw in what Neko built. It is simply the difference between a screening snapshot and a medical assessment, and the honest question is which one you are actually shopping for.

What makes a doctor-performed assessment more medical

Three things, each concrete. First, who examines you. At The Online GP by The Wellness the person holding the ultrasound probe is a GMC-registered doctor who has already taken your history, which means the examination adapts in real time. A vague symptom steers the scan. An ambiguous finding gets pressed, repositioned and looked at again on the spot rather than queued for review. Second, what gets examined. The assessment images the organs themselves, thyroid to aorta, and draws venous bloods analysed by an accredited laboratory across lipids, HbA1c, full thyroid profile, ferritin, vitamin D, B12, hormones and more, the panel a screening service compresses. Third, what happens next. Findings are explained the same day by the doctor who found them, and the same clinic handles the follow-through, from treatment and repeat testing to targeted MRI, CT or specialist referral where genuinely indicated. Established screening principles, the ones the UK National Screening Committee applies, hold that screening earns its keep when it finds conditions early enough for treatment to change the outcome, with a clear pathway for acting on results. A doctor in the room, examining the actual organs, with the authority to act, is that principle made physical.

How much does the doctor-performed alternative cost

The London ladder, top down. The most extensive full-body MRI programmes exceed £32,000. Echelon Health's MRI-led assessments run from around £2,000 to beyond £15,000. Ezra's MRI screening starts from £1,495. Neko sits at £299 as the sensor-snapshot tier, with postal kits below it.

The Online GP by The Wellness prices the doctor-performed model across a ladder, every figure a from price confirmed after the doctor agrees the right assessment.

• Doctor-performed ultrasound from £995 for a single region, the direct upgrade for one specific question.

• Body scans from £3,495, multi-region imaging with comprehensive bloods.

• Executive Body Scan from £5,995, the full doctor-performed assessment with same-day interpretation.

• Executive Health Programme from £11,995, the flagship annual, sitting alongside Harley Street medicine and executive assessment in the style of Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic.

Get a quote for the doctor-performed assessment on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com.

Which is the best Neko Health alternative in London

For anyone who wants their internal organs examined rather than their surface mapped, the best Neko Health alternative in London is the Executive Body Scan at The Online GP by The Wellness, from £5,995, with single-region ultrasound from £995 as the focused entry point. The case is specific. A GMC-registered doctor performs the imaging personally instead of a sensor array capturing data for later review. The organs a sensor cannot see, thyroid, liver, kidneys, aorta and beyond, are examined directly. The blood work runs through an accredited laboratory at full depth rather than a same-visit subset. And where Neko's reported waiting lists run to 100,000 names, this clinic books same-week, a few minutes' walk away in Marylebone. Plenty of people sensibly do both, a £299 snapshot for skin and cardio surveillance and a doctor-performed assessment for everything underneath. If it is one or the other, the medical assessment answers more of the questions that matter.

Book the doctor-performed assessment on WhatsApp or call 020 3951 3429.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Neko Health scan worth it

For skin surveillance and cardiovascular screening at £299, it is a reasonable product, and its Stockholm data showed 14.1 percent of people needed follow-up they would not otherwise have had. It is a screening snapshot rather than a medical assessment, so it suits people who want exactly that and understand the boundary.

What does Neko Health not check

By the company's own description, the scan focuses on cardiovascular health, skin mapping and metabolic markers. It does not image internal organs such as the thyroid, liver, kidneys, aorta or pelvic organs, and its same-visit blood panel is narrower than a full accredited-laboratory work-up.

What is the best Neko Health alternative in London

The Executive Body Scan at The Online GP by The Wellness, from £5,995, or single-region doctor-performed ultrasound from £995 for a focused question. A GMC-registered doctor performs the imaging of the organs a sensor scan cannot see, with full laboratory bloods and same-day interpretation, booked same-week without a waiting list.

Can I skip the Neko waiting list and get seen sooner

Yes. The Online GP by The Wellness books same-week and often same-day at its Marylebone clinic, minutes from Neko's own location, with a GMC-registered doctor performing the assessment.

Should I do a Neko scan or a doctor-performed assessment

They answer different questions. The sensor scan surveys your skin and cardiovascular signals. The doctor-performed assessment examines your internal organs and full blood picture with medical interpretation. Some people do both, and if choosing one, the assessment covers more of what silent disease actually involves.

Does the doctor-performed assessment involve radiation

No. Ultrasound uses sound waves with no ionising radiation, and where a finding genuinely warrants CT or MRI, the doctor refers for targeted imaging of that specific question.

The Online GP by The Wellness is a doctor-led private healthcare group providing GMC-registered medical care from our Marylebone clinic adjacent to Harley Street.

Enquire now on WhatsApp or email team@thewellnesslondon.com or call 020 3951 3429.

References. Published Neko Health service descriptions, pricing and first-year Stockholm outcome data, 2024 to 2026. Published Neko Health customer review responses, 2026. UK National Screening Committee, principles for population screening, updated 2024. Published 2026 pricing from Ezra, Echelon Health and London full-body MRI programmes. NHS screening programme guidance, updated 2024.

Written and reviewed by the clinical team at The Wellness. Last updated September 2026.