"Wasted appointment"

Over a two hour round trip to the relatively new Royal Infirmary Edinburgh to see a vascular consultant. Taken on time, which I felt was very unusual. The consultant had a look at my legs and said they look nasty, (varicose veins), and the following conversation ensued:

The consultant asked what I would like them to do and said that some people only come to see them for advice. 

I asked what they would advise.

The consultant said that they could not say until they had seen the results of my scans. 

I asked where I go for the scans and was told that I would have to return to the hospital to have them done. 

Whole conversation lasted around 5 minutes and as far as I could see a waste of his time and certainly a waste of mine.

Took three months to get this appointment, I suspect I will wait the same for the scans and a further 3 months to get another appointment with the consultant.

This seems inefficient to me.