"Waiting times"

I have just contacted the referral management service to enquire about a referral made by my GP for a consultation by a respiratory consultant, to be told that I was referred 10 weeks ago and still on the waiting list. When I enquired how much longer I was likely to wait I was advised the waiting time is around 40 weeks.

Surely not 3 months short of a year to be seen by a consultant when you have been advised that you have abnormal lung function tests?

Maybe its not serious, maybe it is, but my symptoms are certainly worsening and the thought of suffering for another 30 weeks is unbearable.