Discretion and local health policy implementation: street-level bureaucrats and integrative and complementary therapies in Santos’ local health units

Abstract This research discusses contextual factors that influence the development of complementary and/or integrative therapies developed by local health units on street-level bureaucracy in Santos. Through a qualitative approach, the research verifies that street-level bureaucracy is free to suggest and implement the aforementioned therapies, even if they do not have formal support of the municipality; however, they need support from their immediate local supervisors so they can adjust and implement the practice’s routine, or the practice might not occur. Additionally, this text also presents guidelines in order to further develop the research.

• Publication year

  2022

• Venue

  Primary Health Care Research and Development

• Publication date

  2022-06-02

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1017/S1463423622000172PMID 35651301PMCID 9247683
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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