Lindum Medical Practice

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, as patients were settling in for their check-ups, an unfamiliar voice crackled over Lindum Medical Practice’s intercom: ‘Attention all staff and visitors—your doctor today is Dr. Household Appliance!’ The practice was thrown into confusion—doctors rushed around trying to adjust stethoscopes while nurses frantically searched for thermometers. Eventually, a delivery driver calmly walked in, carrying a box marked ‘Household Appliances.’ He smiled and said, ‘I’ll just plug myself in now.’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it had been a prank all along.

2. One day, while a nurse was preparing the waiting room, she noticed something odd on the counter—a tiny plastic dinosaur wearing glasses and holding a stethoscope. Nobody claimed it, but ever since then, patients would occasionally spot similar toys around the practice. One day, an elderly gentleman came in for his check-up and asked the doctor if he could keep one of the little dinosaurs as a good luck charm. The doctor smiled and said, 'Why not? They might be better at diagnosing than I am!' From that moment on, Lindum Medical Practice became known not just for its excellent care, but also for its quirky collection of toy dinosaurs.

3. While a doctor was examining a patient, he heard a familiar voice from behind him: ‘Excuse me, but could you please turn down your stethoscope? It’s making my heart race too much!’ The doctor smiled and adjusted his instrument slightly. 'I’ll see what I can do,' he replied with a chuckle. The patient relaxed, and after a moment, said softly, ‘Thank you so much—now I can finally hear myself think!’

4. In the quiet hallway of Lindum Medical Practice, a small dog appeared out of nowhere, trotting towards the reception desk with an old newspaper clamped between its teeth. Upon seeing the paper, the receptionist smiled and said, ‘It’s our local newspaper!’ Just then, a delivery driver walked in and asked if anyone had seen his parcel—it was addressed to ‘The Dog That Delivers’. The whole waiting room burst into laughter as the little canine trotted off, tail wagging, leaving behind only a crinkled headline that read: “Local Pooch Becomes Unlikely Mailman.”