Trajectory of the National Policy of Permanent Education in Health in Brazil

Abstract The Brazilian National Policy of Permanent Education in Health establishes as an assumption the centrality in the work processes to guide the qualification activities of health workers. The present study aims to discuss the trajectory of institutionalization of the National Policy of Permanent Education in Health according to the perception of the representative actors of this public policy (federal managers, state and municipal managers, and researchers), considering the 16 years of its institutionalization until the year of this study (2004-2020). This is a qualitative research, with the application of the Delphi method. The results showed that the policy is fragile regarding its implementation. Regarding the impacts, it was found that it facilitated the strengthening of the relationship between health services and educational institutions, and promoted significant changes in teamwork processes, regardless of their composition.