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The Health Quality Council of Alberta (HQCA) released its review of the Alberta care system Wednesday, however opposition parties were quick to criticize its recommendations.

For the report, hundreds of cases were reviewed and over one hundred people were interviewed during the 11 month process. It looked at several aspects of the health care system.

The Alberta government asked for the review after allegations last year by some MLAs that people were dying because of long wait times in ERs, and reports of doctor intimidation throughout the province.

"There is a great deal of anger and frustration and alienation in the system," Dr. John Cowell with the HQCA said. "We are finding physician advocates and intimidation is a real phenomenon in our province."

The report stops short of recommending a judicial inquiry into the state of the health care system.

"We didn't get ourselves to the point of thinking that a public inquiry was necessary," said Dr. Cowell.

In February of 2011 then-independent MLA Raj Sherman claimed that 250 patients had died because of long wait times.

However, the report did not find any evidence that backed up Sherman's claim, the Liberal leader responded to the councils review by calling it a "whitewash".

Many government critics have been calling for a public inquiry into the state of health care in Alberta, since Sherman first made the allegations.

Opposition parties were disappointed that the HQCA report did not recommend a public inquiry.

"We have a clear problem with rampant bulling and intimidation and yet [it] doesn't recommend a judicial inquiry," said Wildrose leader Danielle Smith.

The provincial NDP said the review was another example of government intimidation.

"They are providing the cover for the government on this thing [and] this is where the evidence of intimidation leads," NDP leader Brian Mason said. "If you follow the trail it goes right up the political sphere."

The review recommends the creation of two task forces to further investigate problems in the health care system.

Provincial Health Minister Fred Horne said despite the HQCA report not recommending an inquiry, the government plans on going ahead with one, after it has time to look over the report.

With files from Kevin Armstrong