Dr Mitchell hangs up his stethoscope after more than 50 years of service

Dr Gladstone Mitchell at home in his backyard

After more than half a century of practice, Dr Gladstone Mitchell has hung up his stethoscope, but he wants local politicians to stop interfering in the policy decisions, made by medical professionals that are aimed at developing the nation’s healthcare system.

“The politicians get too involved with the policy making, so the policy makers are not free to exert those policies and this has to change,” Mitchell told Stabroek News in an interview.

The certified obstetrician and gynaecologist (OB/GYN) said he made the