CNSA recently responded to a consultation on the role of Nurse Practitioners (NPs) in the National Lung Cancer Screening Program (NLCSP). Following the consultation, the Department of Health and Aged Care has decided NPs will be requesting practitioners under the program from 1 July 2025. In our submission, we strongly endorsed the integration of NPs but emphasised the need for consistency in scope, funding, training, governance, and infrastructure to enable effective, safe, and equitable implementation—particularly for rural and remote populations.
