Management-service relationship in the SUS based on Morin’s Theory of Complexity

Abstract The present study aimed to analyze the conceptions of a health management team about their relationship with professionals in the services offered by a municipal healthcare network. The Focus Groups technique was used for data collection: three groups were conducted with an average of 12 participants each and an approximate duration of two hours. The IRAMUTEQ software was used for data analysis, which allows a lexical analysis of the Descending Hierarchical Classification type. Five distinct classes were found. The theoretical-philosophical framework of Edgar Morin’s Theory of Complexity was used to discuss the results, which proposes the aspiration to non-reductionist knowledge and the recognition of the incompleteness of any type of knowledge. As final considerations, we understand that the phenomenon addressed in this study consists of multiple factors that recursively affect each other. We stress the discussion about the intersection of the territory in the work dynamics of management teams. In addition, we highlight the value of the meeting between different actors as a possibility of genuine openness to difference, toward the collective construction of this health system.