Est. 2026 · United Kingdom

A professional society
for evidence-informed
longevity medicine.

UKSML is a clinician-led society advancing safe, evidence-informed longevity medicine in the UK through education, collaborative research, and policy engagement.


For practising clinicians · researchers · policy leaders

Fragmented information. Rampant hype. Variable standards.
Longevity clinics are proliferating across the UK without consistent governance, evidence standards, or clinical frameworks. Clinicians lack a professional home. Patients lack reliable guidance. The field risks being defined by commercial interests rather than science.
Shared standards. Rigorous education. A bridge to policy.
UKSML offers clinicians, researchers, and policy leaders a professional society with the credibility, governance, and collaborative infrastructure to advance longevity medicine responsibly — and translate it into mainstream care.
UK Average Lifespan vs Healthspan
~63 years in good health~18 years with significant illness

15+

Years Lost to Illness

Average years UK adults spend in poor health at end of life

63

Healthy Life Years

Average UK healthspan — the years we aim to extend

33%

Preventable Burden

Of chronic disease burden estimated to be preventable

#1

UK's First

The first dedicated professional society for longevity medicine in the UK

Who We Are

The UK's first clinician-led society for longevity medicine.

2026

Founded in the UK

UKSML is a clinician-led society advancing safe, evidence-informed longevity medicine in the UK through education, collaborative research, and policy engagement.

"We critically evaluate emerging diagnostics and therapies and only recommend interventions when benefit, risk, and cost are supported by robust evidence."

Pillar 01

Clinical Excellence

Implementation of geroscience and metabolic science in day-to-day practice, with clear guardrails against hype and non-evidence-informed interventions. We define longevity medicine in conservative, geroscience-aligned terms: optimising healthspan and delaying age-related functional decline.

Pillar 02

Research & Innovation

A conduit between clinics, academic groups, and industry to standardise protocols, biomarkers, and outcomes for healthy longevity clinics. We support translation pathways that connect bench science to patient-facing implementation.

Pillar 03

Policy & Systems Change

A recognised voice informing the NHS, royal colleges, and government on the safe, equitable integration of longevity and healthy ageing into mainstream care — supporting models that translate into public systems, not just private clinics.

Founder & Chair

Dr Mayoni Gooneratne

MBBS, BSc, MRCS, AFMCP

Dr Gooneratne is a former NHS colorectal and pelvic floor surgeon who now specialises in functional and longevity medicine with a particular focus on metabolic women's health and menopause. She is the founder and lead practitioner at Human Health + SkinFIT at The Clinic by Dr Mayoni, integrating hormonal and gut-focused functional medicine with regenerative aesthetic treatments to optimise healthspan for women in midlife and beyond.

Drawing on her surgical research background — including a fellowship with Professor Norman Williams — and Institute for Functional Medicine training (AFMCP), she has designed evidence-informed programmes such as THRIVE and the BODYFIT Metabolic Reset, targeting metabolic dysfunction, hormone balance, and long-term disease prevention. She is an active educator and speaker, delivering clinician training and contributing to medical and consumer media on longevity and metabolic health.

Former NHS SurgeonFunctional MedicineWomen's HealthspanMenopauseMetabolic HealthIFM Certified (AFMCP)
Why Now
Global momentum
Healthy longevity clinics are emerging in public hospital systems worldwide, creating an urgent need for consistent frameworks and governance standards.
UK national priority
UKRI and NHS reports identify clinical research and healthy ageing innovation as strategic national priorities requiring coordinated professional leadership.
Complementary, not competitive
UKSML works alongside existing societies — BSLM, BOMSS, BGS, and BCFM — occupying a distinct geroscience-focused domain rather than competing with them.
What We Do

Four flagship programmes

Concrete, named deliverables — not vague community promises. Each programme has defined outputs, clear governance, and a specific call to action.

Programme 01

UKSML Clinical Forum

Monthly grand rounds & case conferences

A regular virtual forum for specialist clinicians to present and discuss multimodal longevity and metabolic cases — including where interventions didn't work. Grounded in honest, evidence-critical practice.

  • Monthly virtual grand rounds and case conferences

  • Focus on multimodal longevity and metabolic cases

  • De-identified case library and pragmatic practice notes

  • Peer review of clinical protocols and emerging evidence

Programme 02

UK Longevity Clinic Network

A standards-based clinic directory

A network of clinics and services committed to defined standards of evidence, ethics, and patient safety. Aligned with emerging best-practice frameworks for healthy longevity clinics in public and private settings.

  • Clinics committed to evidence, ethics, and safety standards

  • Alignment with international healthy longevity clinic frameworks

  • Referral directory for patients and clinicians

  • Shared outcome measures and anonymised data contribution

Programme 03

Geroscience Education Pathway

Structured learning — Foundation to Advanced

A structured educational pathway — not just webinars. Foundation modules cover geroscience, metabolic health, and ethical boundaries of emerging therapies. Advanced modules address biomarker selection, risk stratification, and case-based protocols.

  • Foundation: geroscience, metabolic health, ethical prescribing

  • Advanced: biomarker selection, risk stratification, protocols

  • Prioritises lifestyle, cardiometabolic, and early detection first

  • Experimental modalities addressed with evidence-grade framing

Programme 04

Policy & Standards Taskforce

Clinical governance for longevity medicine

A named working group producing policy briefs for commissioners and NHS leaders, and model clinical governance frameworks for longevity clinics — covering indications, consent, outcome tracking, and safety monitoring.

  • Policy briefs for NHS commissioners and royal colleges

  • Model governance frameworks for longevity clinics

  • Informed consent and safety monitoring standards

  • Advisory panels for ICS leads and public health partners

Our Scientific Position

Evidence-informed. Not hype-driven.

We define longevity medicine in conservative, geroscience-aligned terms: optimising healthspan and delaying age-related functional decline. We critically evaluate emerging diagnostics and therapies and only recommend interventions when benefit, risk, and cost are supported by robust evidence.

What We Endorse
Lifestyle interventions — nutrition, exercise, sleep, stress management
Cardiometabolic risk factor optimisation (lipids, blood pressure, glucose, weight)
Early detection of age-related conditions (cancer screening, cognitive assessment)
Evidence-informed hormone optimisation with appropriate monitoring
Validated biomarker panels with clinical utility and clear interpretation
Mental health and social connection as longevity determinants

What We Don't Endorse
Unproven anti-ageing claims or life-extension promises
Unnecessary extreme testing panels without clinical indication
Unregulated therapies or supplements without evidence of benefit
Commercial interests overriding clinical integrity
Interventions with poor risk/benefit profiles marketed as longevity tools

"We are complementary to, not competitive with, existing societies such as BSLM, BOMSS, BGS, and BCFM. We occupy a distinct geroscience-focused domain and work alongside all relevant professional bodies."

Roadmap

2026 — 2027 milestones

Q2 2026
Launch
Society formally launched
Founding cohort intake opens (first 100 members)
Website and member portal live
Q3 2026
Programmes
UKSML Clinical Forum launches
Education Pathway — Foundation modules released
UK Longevity Clinic Network standards published
Q4 2026
Events
Inaugural UKSML Summit — London
First policy brief published for NHS commissioners
Research working group convened
Q1–Q2 2027
Scale
Advanced Education Pathway modules released
Clinic Network directory goes live
Policy Taskforce submits first governance framework
International collaboration partnerships announced
Research

From the lab to the clinic.

UKSML operates at the intersection of clinical practice and research. We create structured pathways for translating cutting-edge longevity science into evidence-informed clinical practice — closing the gap between what we know and what we do.

Biological Ageing
Hallmarks of ageing, epigenetic clocks, cellular senescence, and mitochondrial function.
Patient Registries
Collaborative real-world data initiatives and longitudinal cohort studies across UK centres.
Clinical Trials
Participation in and facilitation of longevity-focused interventional and observational studies.
Translational Research
Bridging laboratory discoveries and clinical implementation through structured research-to-clinic pathways.
Scientist in lab coats using a microscope while monitors display DNA and medical data, with blurred city lights outside.

"The development of this field must rest on the same scientific foundation as all other medicine."

UKSML Founding Principle

Education

Evidence-based education for practising clinicians.

UKSML members access a growing library of clinical overviews, expert-led masterclasses, and evidence reviews — all grounded in peer-reviewed science and designed for specialist clinicians who want to integrate longevity medicine into their practice.

Biological Age AssessmentEpigenetic Clocks & BiomarkersMetabolic Health & Insulin ResistanceCardiovascular LongevityHormonal OptimisationNeurological ResilienceCellular SenescenceNutrition & LongevityExercise as MedicineSleep & Circadian BiologyGut MicrobiomeEmerging Therapeutics
Knowledge CentreClinical Overview

Biological Age & Healthspan

Epigenetics
Masterclass

Cardiovascular Risk in Longevity Medicine

Cardiology
Evidence Review

Senolytic Therapies: Current Evidence

Research
Clinical Overview

Cardiometabolic Health & Longevity

Metabolism

Full access available to UKSML members.

Membership

Join the founding cohort shaping the future of longevity medicine.

Founding Cohort — Limited Intake

We are recruiting our first 100 founding members — clinicians and researchers who will help shape the society's direction, contribute to its governance, and be listed as founding members on the UKSML website. Healthy longevity services are already emerging across London and the UK; this is where you come to do it responsibly.

Is this for me?
Practising clinicians

Clinical guidelines, case conferences, clinical pathways, and peer network

Academic clinicians

Access to clinics, data standards, pilot networks, and research collaboration

Policy makers

Briefings, advisory panels, governance frameworks, and clinical partners

Allied professionals

Training aligned with medical governance and a clearly defined professional scope

For practising clinicians

Core Clinical Member

GPs, physicians, endocrinologists, geriatricians, lifestyle/functional clinicians, sports and metabolic physicians seeking to integrate longevity into practice.

  • Access to the UKSML Clinical Forum and case library

  • Geroscience Education Pathway (Foundation + Advanced)

  • Clinical guidelines, protocols, and position papers

  • Invitations to UKSML summits and masterclasses

  • Peer network of UK specialist longevity clinicians

For researchers and academic clinicians

Academic & Research Member

Clinicians and researchers in ageing, metabolomics, biomarkers, and clinical trials seeking translation pathways and patient-facing implementation routes.

  • Access to clinic data standards and pilot networks

  • Collaboration on shared outcome measures and registries

  • Connection to the UK Longevity Clinic Network

  • Input into UKSML research agenda and publications

  • Pathways to joint clinical-academic initiatives

For policy leaders and allied professionals

Policy & Affiliate Member

ICS leads, commissioners, public health professionals, royal college representatives, think-tank fellows, and allied health professionals with a clearly defined clinical scope.

  • Access to UKSML policy briefs and governance frameworks

  • Participation in the Policy & Standards Taskforce

  • Advisory panel membership and commissioner briefings

  • Engagement with NHS integration workstreams

  • Structured scope — not a generic wellness group

Member Expectations
Active participation
Participation in at least two learning sessions or forums per year — keeping the community substantive, not performative.
Data-driven practice
Commitment to evidence-informed practice and contribution of de-identified outcomes where possible, supporting the shared evidence base.
Ethical standards
Adherence to UKSML's ethical prescribing principles — no unproven therapies, no exploitative practices, no anti-ageing claims without evidence.

Frequently Asked Questions

Events

Where the field comes together.

Summits, masterminds, and masterclasses — designed for specialist clinicians who want to stay at the frontier of longevity medicine.


Events will go here

Inaugural Summit

UKSML Founding Summit 2026

The inaugural gathering of the UK Society of Medical Longevity — bringing together founding members, keynote speakers, and leading voices in longevity medicine for a landmark day of science, collaboration, and vision.

Autumn 2026
London, UK
News & Insights

From the frontier of longevity science.

Society News2026

UKSML Launches as the UK's First Dedicated Longevity Medicine Society

The UK Society of Medical Longevity announces its founding, bringing together specialist doctors and researchers to advance evidence-informed longevity medicine and define clinical standards for the field in the UK.

ScienceComing Soon

The Hallmarks of Ageing: A Clinical Primer for Practising Physicians

A structured overview of the twelve hallmarks of biological ageing — from genomic instability and telomere attrition to altered intercellular communication — and their relevance to clinical longevity medicine.

Clinical PracticeComing Soon

Measuring Biological Age: Which Tools Are Ready for Clinical Use?

An evidence-informed review of biological age assessment tools — epigenetic clocks, proteomics-based measures, and composite biomarker panels — and their current clinical utility.

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Contact

Get in touch.

Whether you are a specialist doctor interested in membership, a researcher seeking collaboration, a media enquiry, or an organisation wishing to partner with UKSML — we would love to hear from you.

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Founding member applications are now open for specialist doctors and researchers committed to advancing longevity medicine in the UK.