National Lung Cancer Screening at The Alfred
Health professional information
Clinical service overview
“The NLCSP will save the lives of 12,000 Australians over the next ten years by diagnosing over 70% of cases at an earlier stage.” – Lung Foundation Australia
As a tertiary referral centre, The Alfred is able to participate fully in this program from screening through to management of nodules, delivering high quality care along the entire patient journey. Once the program has become established at The Alfred we aim to bring SDMH on board as a screening centre.
Commencing 1st July 2025, this program provides free LDCT scans to eligible participants every 2 years. If an abnormality is found, shorter interval follow up scans may be required or in some cases, referral to a respiratory physician.
All GP’s in the Alfred’s catchment are encouraged to consider The Alfred as a local NLCSP screening centre.
Refer your patient
Fax referral to us
We accept GP and specialist referrals to this service.
All referrals are triaged by the service according to clinical urgency. Patients requiring immediate assessment should be sent to the Emergency & Trauma Centre.
To refer your patient, complete and fax a referral to us. For urgent referrals, also contact the service Registrar to discuss the case.
To ensure appropriate and timely triage, include all demographic and clinical details as well as relevant investigation results.
If you are concerned about any delay of the appointment or if there is any deterioration in your patient’s condition, contact the service Registrar on call on (03) 9076 2000.
(03) 9076 0357
(03) 9076 0399
Clinic consultants
- Prof Samantha Ellis: Radiology