“If there are two officials like those in Larra, ‘come back tomorrow’, the bad reputation extends to all of us”

Reyes Pro was baptized in the same baptismal font as Bécquer and his grandfather Miguel instilled in him an interest in Seville and taught him to love the city, its history, its art and its poets. Graduated in Philosophy and … Letters and in Geography and History, he has doctoral courses in History, the master’s degree in Archivists and Documentalists, among others. A career civil servant, she worked at the Auxiliary Library of the Archives of the Indies, at the Provincial Deputation of Seville, at the Andalusian Health Service and at the Ministry of Culture. She was also head of department in the national police unit attached to the Junta de Andalucía, where she served as advisor on historical and artistic heritage. She holds the Cross of the Order of Police Merit, a white badge, awarded by the Ministry of the Interior and her last mission before her retirement was that of technical advisor to the Ministry of Culture, where she was responsible for the organization, conservation and dissemination of the local bibliographic heritage of Seville.

-What is the most important thing you have learned from all these destinations in different public administrations?

-Maybe the need for organization. And I learned a lot from my colleagues, whom I thank. I’ve worked on some very complicated things where if you or someone on your team fails it could result in death.

-One of these jobs was that of Deputy Director General for Planning and Organization of the Andalusian Health Service. What memories do you have of this stage?

-It was a difficult position. If IT breaks down, the healthcare system breaks down and that affects patients. My colleagues gave everything but in the Administration with two civil servants who look like those in “Come back tomorrow” by Mariano José de Larra, the bad reputation belongs to everyone.

-Is this bad reputation of civil servants unfair?

-Yes, it’s very unfair. The National Police takes care of minors, both the most vulnerable and those who have committed crimes.

-When the breast cancer screening crisis broke out, what did you think?

-There are obviously human errors in all professions. I thanked God that this didn’t happen to me. Some of my colleagues must have gone through difficult times and I am especially sorry for the victims of this problem that occurred. The Andalusian Health Service is a very complex system and everything that happens has great importance.

-Do you consider Andalusian public health to be better or worse than when you worked there as responsible for planning and organization?

-I am no longer inside and do not have reliable data to answer this question.

-And as a user?

-Thank goodness I am a very healthy person and I barely have to use it.

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