Praveen Halappanavar believes there are shortcomings in the final draft report into his wife Savita's death, according to his solicitor.

Gerard O'Donnell told RTE News that that his client was unhappy with the 108-page review.

Mr Halappanavar believes issues need to be clarified and he does not feel the HSE-appointed review explains why his wife died and why the couple were treated in the manner that they were.

Ms Halappanavar was 17 weeks pregnant when she died from septicaemia at Galway University Hospital last October, having reportedly been refused a termination.

The HSE review reports a single request for a termination of pregnancy being made; however Mr Halappanavar says there were three such requests. The request for a termination was not recorded in the medical notes at the time, according to the report.

The final draft report presented to Mr Halappanavar last Friday highlights shortcomings at all levels in his wife's care at University Hospital Galway.

Mr Halappanavar says he will not meet the inquiry chairman, Prof Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, this week but that his solicitor, a family friend and a medical expert would meet the Chairman.

They will present Mr Halappanavar's opinion of the HSE report, which his solicitor said will be a 'robust response'.

Mr O'Donnell said none of the individuals who were interviewed by the review gave sworn evidence or were cross-examined.

He said there were three key recommendations in the report, which if implemented could prevent such events happening again. One of these recommended better communication between staff, and staff taking an active role in the care of patients.

The report does not lay blame for what happened but makes observations, and no individuals are named in it.

However, witnesses from the hospital are expected to be called to give evidence before a coroners' inquest into Savita Halappanavar's death, which is to resume in Galway next Monday.

When the inquiry was set up last November, the HSE said it would seek to establish the factual circumstances leading up to the incident, identify any key causal factors that may have occurred, identify the contributory factors that caused the key causal factors and recommend actions that will address the contributory factors 'so that the risk of future harm arising is eliminated or if this is impossible, is reduced as far as is reasonably practicable.'

The HSE said its probe was a clinical review based on medical records and interviews with staff.

When the HSE review was originally set up, the review team included three staff members from University Hospital Galway. Following protests, these members were replaced by experts not connected with the hospital.