Master GMS, PCRS and the State Schemes for 2026
Scattered guidance, outdated circulars and learning on the job leave capable practice teams second-guessing every claim. This course brings it all together in one place: practical, current and built from more than 25 years inside Irish general practice.
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GMS, PCRS & State Schemes 2026 Full Online Course
- 11 video lessons
- Fully revised for 2026
- Certificate on passing
Paid course. Completed through Kajabi's secure checkout.
Built for the people who make the claims
Most claiming problems are not caused by carelessness. They come from good people doing their best with half the picture. This course gives them the whole of it.
The complete picture, in one place
GMS, PCRS and the State Schemes explained together, so you see how each claim connects to the next instead of piecing it together from scattered sources.
Current for 2026
Built around the arrangements in place for 2026, so your team works from today's rules rather than last year's habits.
Taught from inside the practice
Guidance from someone who has done the work at the desk, reconciled the statements and resolved the queries, rather than theory from the outside.
Be the person your practice turns to when a claim does not add up
When you understand how claims are made, paid and reconciled, the questions stop landing on the GP's desk. You spot the missed claim, resolve the query and know exactly where to look on the statement.
The free introduction is the first step.
Start the free introductionAbout your tutor
I spent nearly twenty years working inside GP practices before I founded Best Practice. I built this course to give practice teams the clear, practical understanding of GMS and PCRS that I would have valued at the start, and that I see teams searching for every week.
The course, lesson by lesson
Start with a free three-lesson introduction. The full course then takes you through eleven video lessons, from the foundations of the GMS contract to each scheme, subsidy and support your practice relies on, finishing with a quiz to confirm your understanding.
- Introduction Free
Understanding GMS
What the General Medical Services scheme is and where it fits in the life of your practice.
- Introduction Free
Overview of PCRS
The role PCRS plays in processing and paying your claims, and how your practice connects with it.
- Introduction Free
State Schemes Explained
An introduction to the State Schemes your practice claims under, before the full course goes into each one.
- Lesson 1
GMS Foundations
How the GMS contract is structured, and the language you will meet every day in PCRS work.
- Lesson 2
Capitation
How capitation is calculated and paid, and how to keep your patient panel accurate.
- Lesson 3
GP Application Suite
Finding your way around the PCRS online system used to submit, track and manage claims.
- Lesson 4
Special Type Consultations
What qualifies as an STC, how to claim it, and why so many are missed.
- Lesson 5
Women's Health Schemes
The schemes supporting women's health, including Maternity and Infant Care, and how they are claimed.
- Lesson 6
Chronic Disease Management, Part 1
An introduction to the CDM programme and how it works within the practice.
- Lesson 7
Chronic Disease Management, Part 2
Building on Part 1 with the detail of claiming and managing the programme day to day.
- Lesson 8
Immunisations
The immunisation programmes and the claims that go with them.
- Lesson 9
Practice Support Subsidies
What your practice may be entitled to towards staff costs, and how to keep those claims in order.
- Lesson 10
Leave Entitlements
The leave entitlements available under the GMS contract and how to claim for cover.
- Lesson 11
Other Grants and Supports
The further grants and supports available to practices, and how to access them.
- To finish
Final quiz
Check your understanding across the whole course, so you can put it into practice with confidence.
GMS, PCRS & State Schemes 2026 · Full Online Course
The complete course, from GMS foundations to the final assessment
Eleven practical lessons for Irish GP practice teams, covering every claim, scheme and support set out above, so the work at your desk rests on a clear and current understanding.
Not ready to enrol? Start with the free introduction
- Format
- 11 pre-recorded video lessons
- Pace
- Learn at your own pace, around the practice day
- Current
- Fully revised for 2026
- Covers
- GMS, PCRS and the State Schemes, including capitation, STCs, CDM, immunisations and practice support
- Completion
- Final assessment, with a certificate on passing
Paid course. This opens Kajabi's secure checkout, separate from the free introduction.
Questions practice teams ask
Something not covered here? Email asumpta@bestpractice.ie and I will come back to you.
It is built from the inside. Every lesson reflects how claims actually move through an Irish practice: who records what, where things go wrong and how to put them right. You get practical understanding you can apply at your desk the same day, not a summary of the rules.
Yes. The free introduction gives you the big picture first, and the full course then opens with GMS Foundations and builds lesson by lesson from there. Experienced team members find it just as useful, because it fills the gaps that years of learning on the job can leave behind.
Practice managers, secretaries, receptionists and administrative staff who handle GMS and PCRS work, and GP principals who want a clear view of how their practice income is claimed and reconciled.
The introduction module: three short lessons covering Understanding GMS, Overview of PCRS and State Schemes Explained. Add your first name and email address above and we will email you access. There are no payment details involved, so you can see exactly how the course is taught before deciding on the full programme.
As eleven pre-recorded video lessons you can work through at your own pace, fitting them around the realities of a busy practice day. A final quiz at the end lets you check your understanding across the whole course.
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Three short lessons on GMS, PCRS and the State Schemes. See how the course works, hear how it is taught and decide for yourself whether it is right for you and your team.
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