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Longevity Service Accreditation
BILM Longevity Service Accreditation recognises clinics and other services that meet defined standards for safe, ethical and evidence-based longevity care. It is designed to help patients, commissioners and the public identify services that operate with appropriate governance, clinical oversight and professionalism.
The aim is not simply to review marketing claims, but to examine whether the service is built on sound clinical standards.
What accreditation means
BILM accreditation is a structured review process that assesses how a longevity service is designed, delivered and monitored. It is intended for clinics and organisations offering longevity, preventive, regenerative or health optimisation services, including:
- Longevity clinics.
- Preventive medicine services.
- Regenerative medicine services.
- Healthspan optimisation programmes.
- Clinical research and trial services.
- Advisory or evidence review services with a longevity focus.
What we assess
BILM may assess a service across areas such as:
Clinical protocols and evidence base.
Staff qualifications and scope of practice.
Monitoring, follow-up and escalation pathways.
Prescribing and safety procedures.
Claims made in patient-facing and marketing materials.
Data protection, record keeping, consent and much more.
Examples of services
Accreditation may be relevant to a wide range of services, including:
A private longevity clinic offering risk assessment, biomarker testing and personalised prevention plans.
A regenerative medicine service using structured protocols and clear monitoring.
A clinic providing evidence-based health optimisation for busy professionals.
A research site delivering longevity-related clinical studies under robust governance.
A consultancy offering evidence review for supplements, devices or diagnostics.
Benefits of accreditation
Accreditation can help services to:
Demonstrate commitment to high standards.
Strengthen clinical governance and patient safety.
Build trust with patients, referrers and partners.
Differentiate themselves from poorly regulated or non-evidence-based offerings.
Support staff education and service development.
Provide a framework for continuous improvement.
For patients and the public, accreditation offers reassurance that a service is operating within a recognised professional framework and not relying on hype alone.
Our approach
BILM accreditation is intended to be practical, proportionate and focused on real-world service quality. We recognise that longevity medicine is a developing field, so our standards are designed to support excellence while encouraging ongoing improvement.
Services may be accredited following review of documentation, governance structures and clinical processes, and where appropriate, site-based or virtual assessment.
Apply for accreditation
If your clinic or organisation would like to explore BILM accreditation, you can begin by contacting the BILM team for an initial discussion.