"Outrageous urgent waiting times"

I was shocked to learn that the outpatients waiting times for urgent referrals now sits at 13 months.  

Previously my GP had sent a referral requesting that I be reinstated at the point I was at previously. Despite me following my GP’s instruction to the letter, which included phoning my consultant’s secretary to explain what had happened, I got no follow up call as promised and I was never advised that the referral had been rejected. In fact, it took about 7 weeks for me to find out that the referral had been rejected. 

This led to my GP refusing to write another referral (my 3rd) should it, too, be rejected.  

This led to another delay in getting the referral sent. 

I’m now at the bottom of a 13 month waiting list. I was discharged without further follow up after a diagnosis was made. I understand that that consultant has now retired. 

But what now? Does that mean that the previous diagnosis is invalid and now I need to have the entire thing reinvestigated? Or can a new consultant pick up at the point the previous one left me and prescribe me medication. 

My GP has already told me, more than once, that he cannot prescribe me any appropriate medication as some of symptoms are beyond what he can investigate at practice level. 

I don’t understand at all why I was discharged. I was advised via a 3rd party (My MP) that due process was followed. I’ve no idea what that means.