"Under resourced"

I went meeting some investigation of a health issue. This required, as a first step, a blood test. The Dr was helpful and booked me in for one but both of us were frustrated that the first appointment that could be afford was over two weeks away. On top of which they could only do it at a sister practice which is a 25 minute drive away. All the other appointments for such a simple and routine test were also only available at the same practice within the following month. If I did not drive there would be no way to get to this practice, as it is not on any public transport links locally. Therefore, it restricts the speed and quality of care available to patients. This must be due to lack of resource, poor management of it, or both. The other thing that could be done to relive this is for the Dr to take the blood themselves, as that would have taken less time than trying to book the appointment.