Short answer: yes, for what it is designed to do. Neko Health's £299 scan is a polished, one-hour check of your skin, heart, circulation, blood pressure and a small set of blood markers, with a clinician going through the results with you before you leave. It is excellent at mole mapping and at catching things you can see or measure on the outside. It is not an MRI, it does not image your organs, and its blood panel is focused rather than comprehensive. For many people the sensible answer is Neko for the scan and a full blood panel for the depth, not one instead of the other.
Neko facts checked on nekohealth.com and Trustpilot, November 2026. Written by James Smillie, founder of TrueVitals. TrueVitals sells blood tests, so we compete with part of what Neko does: see our bias statement below.
Sources: nekohealth.com UK pages (health scan, technology, locations, FAQ, "Neko Health opens in Manchester", "Neko Data Story: Year Two", "Repeat scans show health improvements") and Trustpilot's Neko Health page. All checked November 2026.
Neko describes its scan as "a whole-body health check in about an hour". Here is what its own website says each part does, as we read it in November 2026.
| Part of the scan | What Neko says it does |
|---|---|
| Skin and body imaging | Nine synchronised high-speed cameras photograph the body "without contact or radiation"; moles are indexed in sub-millimetre detail for a Neko dermatologist to review; eight thermal cameras map temperature differences; depth imaging estimates body volume and composition, including visceral fat |
| Heart | Heart electrical activity is viewed alongside arterial health; laser vibrometry detects heart motion from over a metre away; a digital stethoscope records heart sounds so they can be compared over time |
| Circulation | Multi-wavelength light imaging at the feet measures blood in the smallest vessels and the oxygen it carries |
| Biometrics | Blood pressure, grip strength and eye pressure (a glaucoma risk screen) |
| Blood | An on-site lab runs "a focused set of tests" covering cardiovascular health, metabolic function and other major areas; Neko names cholesterol, blood sugar and immune function. Results are ready in the same visit |
| Clinician review | "Before you leave, a clinician talks you through it": findings across skin, body, heart, circulation and blood are connected, with time for questions |
From nekohealth.com/gb/en/health-scan, /technology and Neko's product pages, checked November 2026. Neko does not publish a full list of the blood markers it tests.
Skin and mole mapping. This is the part most people come away talking about. Every mole is photographed and indexed so a dermatologist can review it, and the images form a baseline that a later scan can be compared against. In Neko's own 2024 data from its Stockholm clinics, 25 melanomas and 35 non-melanoma skin cancers were found across 4,362 scans. A blood test cannot do any of this.
The heart and circulation. Blood pressure, heart electrical activity, heart motion and small-vessel circulation are physical measurements. They tell you things about your cardiovascular system that no blood marker can, and they are measured without needles, probes or radiation.
The experience. The scan takes about an hour, blood results come back during the same visit, and you leave having spoken to a clinician rather than waiting for an email. Reviewers on Trustpilot consistently praise friendly, professional staff and clear explanations.
The doctor conversation and follow-up. Neko says follow-ups, referral letters and specialist introductions are included if your clinician advises them, that it offers in-house follow-up where possible including ultrasounds and echocardiograms, and that cardiologists and dermatologists from its network review findings when needed. That is a lot of support for £299.
It publishes its outcomes. Neko's "Data Story: Year Two" reports that of 4,362 scans in Stockholm in 2024, 81.3% needed no further follow-up, 18.7% were referred, 6.4% led to important medical findings, and 1.2% found a previously unknown life-threatening condition. Few health-check companies publish figures like this.
It is not an MRI. Neko is clear that it uses "No X-rays, no MRI". It measures the surface of the body, the heart, circulation and blood. It does not image internal organs. If you assumed a "full-body scan" would look at your liver, kidneys or brain, it will not. Our guide to private blood tests vs full-body MRI covers what imaging can and cannot add.
The blood panel is focused, and not published. Neko describes its blood tests as "a focused set" and names cholesterol, blood sugar and immune function, but it does not list the markers on its website. If thyroid function, iron stores, vitamins, hormones, kidney function from cystatin C, ApoB or Lp(a) matter to you, ask before booking. At least one Trustpilot reviewer said tests they had expected, including PSA and testosterone, were not part of their scan.
Limited locations and a waitlist. Neko has six UK clinics, in London, Birmingham and Manchester. When we checked, the UK booking button read "Join the waitlist".
Not every review is glowing. Neko is rated Excellent on Trustpilot (4.3 out of 5 from 410 reviews when we checked). The complaints that recur are cancelled appointments, consultations that felt rushed, and pressure to pre-book the next scan.
More findings can mean more worry. Any screening service finds things that turn out to be harmless. The Week's April 2025 round-up of the debate, "Full-body scans: are Neko Health and the like more panic than panacea?", quotes the Financial Times' John Thornhill that the scans are "not designed to detect many medical conditions", and reports concerns raised in The Times that private checks can add pressure on the NHS through follow-ups for minor findings. Neko's own figures show most members need no follow-up, and its included follow-ups mean you are not left on your own with a finding, but it is worth going in with realistic expectations.
Neko and a blood panel overlap less than people expect. Neko measures what you can photograph, hear or measure from the outside, and takes a small amount of blood. A comprehensive panel measures what is happening in the blood in far more detail, and sees nothing of your skin or blood pressure.
| Neko Health Scan | TrueVitals Ultimate | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £299 | £399 including the blood draw at a partner clinic (home or office visit £29 extra) |
| What it is | Body scan, physical measurements and a focused blood panel | Comprehensive blood panel plus urinalysis, with a written report |
| Skin and moles | Yes, full mole mapping with dermatologist review | No |
| Blood pressure, heart, circulation | Yes, measured | No physical measurements; cardiovascular blood markers including ApoB, Lp(a), full lipids and hs-CRP |
| Blood markers | Focused set (cholesterol, blood sugar, immune function named); full list not published | 140 biomarkers (139 for women), including thyroid with antibodies, complete hormones, iron studies, B12, folate, vitamin D, insulin with HOMA-IR, cystatin C and tumour markers |
| Biological age | Neko lists "heart age" among its data categories | PhenoAge (Levine et al., 2018) and TrueScore on every report |
| Results | Same visit, explained by a clinician in person | Clinician-reviewed report within 4 working days of the lab receiving the sample, written from your own lifestyle quiz |
| Where | Six UK clinics: London, Birmingham, Manchester | 103 partner clinics across the UK, or at home |
| Follow-up | Follow-ups, referral letters and specialist introductions included if advised | Named account manager for questions about your report; anything that needs action goes to your GP |
Neko facts from nekohealth.com, checked November 2026. TrueVitals marker list from our Ultimate panel page.
Who could sensibly do both. Someone with a lot of moles or a family history of skin cancer, who also feels tired or wants a proper look at thyroid, hormones, iron and heart risk markers, is the obvious example. Neko covers the skin, blood pressure and heart; the blood panel covers what Neko's focused panel does not. Together that is £698.
If you are choosing one. Choose Neko if your main concern is moles, skin, blood pressure or your heart, or if you want to see a clinician face to face on the day. Choose a comprehensive blood panel if you feel unwell without an explanation, want to understand hormones, thyroid, iron or metabolic health, want a long-term cardiovascular risk baseline from ApoB and Lp(a), or live far from London, Birmingham and Manchester. Our Neko Health alternatives guide goes through the options in more detail.
You want your moles mapped and tracked over time. You want blood pressure, heart and circulation measured in one visit. You like the idea of an annual check with the same clinic. You want to talk your results through with a clinician before you leave, with follow-ups included if anything needs a second look. You live near London, Birmingham or Manchester and can wait for a slot.
You want to look at internal organs: that needs imaging such as MRI or ultrasound. You want a detailed blood picture: thyroid with antibodies, full hormones, iron stores, vitamins, kidney function from cystatin C, insulin resistance, ApoB and Lp(a). You want to know exactly which blood markers you are paying for. You cannot get to one of Neko's six UK clinics. See our longevity blood test guide for the markers most linked to how well you age.
We sell blood tests, so it would be easy for us to say a blood test is all you need. It is not, for everyone.
If your worry is a mole, a skin change, your blood pressure or your heart rhythm, a blood test is the wrong tool. Neko, a dermatologist or your GP is the right one. Nothing in our panels looks at your skin or measures your blood pressure.
If you want to see a clinician in person on the day, Neko does that and we do not. Our report is clinician-reviewed and you can ask your account manager anything about it, but there is no face-to-face consultation.
If you want results before you leave, Neko's on-site lab is faster. Our Ultimate report arrives within 4 working days of the lab receiving your sample.
If you have symptoms that worry you now, such as a changing mole, chest pain, breathlessness, unexplained weight loss or bleeding, do not wait for any private test. See your GP or call NHS 111.
TrueVitals is a UK blood testing company; we compare ourselves too. We reviewed Neko Health using only what its own website, its published data reports and its Trustpilot page showed in November 2026 (reviewed 2 November 2026), plus The Week's April 2025 article on the full-body scan debate, which we read in full. We did not book a Neko scan for this review. Neko's outcome figures come from its Stockholm clinics and are Neko's own; its repeat-scan report says it is "not a scientific study with a control group". Neko is partly a competitor to us (it takes blood) and partly a different kind of service (skin, heart and circulation). We have led with what Neko does well and said plainly where it is the better choice. Prices and services change, so check nekohealth.com before you book. Written by James Smillie; reviewed by the TrueVitals clinical review team.
Ultimate: 140 biomarkers (139 for women), £399 including your blood draw at one of 103 partner clinics, clinician-reviewed report within 4 working days. Or Signature: 230 biomarkers at a Randox Health clinic, £799.
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