▁again ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁pol ls ▁but ▁a ▁crisis ▁ble w ▁up ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁election , ▁with ▁a ▁highly ▁critical ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁system ▁of ▁child ▁protection . ▁Be att ie ▁accepted ▁full ▁personal ▁responsibility ▁for ▁the ▁issue , ▁and ▁par ado x ically ▁turned ▁the ▁issue ▁into ▁a ▁positive ▁for ▁the ▁government . ▁At ▁the ▁ 7 ▁February ▁elections ▁Be att ie ▁won ▁ 6 3 ▁seats , ▁a ▁net ▁loss ▁of ▁only ▁three , ▁losing ▁four ▁seats ▁to ▁the ▁National - L iber al ▁O pp osition ▁but ▁gain ing ▁one ▁from ▁them . ▁This ▁made ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁successful ▁state ▁polit icians ▁in ▁Australian ▁history . ▁▁ 2 0 0 5 / 2 0 0 6 ▁Queensland ▁Health ▁crisis ▁ ▁Having ▁delivered ▁on ▁his ▁Sm art ▁State ▁Str ategy , ▁the ▁Be att ie ▁government ▁was ▁r iding ▁hide ▁in ▁public ▁support . ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁part ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Be att ie ▁faced ▁potentially ▁his ▁most ▁serious ▁political ▁crisis : ▁the ▁revel ations ▁and ▁in qui ries ▁into ▁Queensland ▁Health ▁and ▁the ▁Bund ab erg ▁public ▁hospital ▁after ▁Jay ant ▁Pat el , ▁an ▁Indian - born ▁sur geon ▁who ▁performed ▁several ▁bot ched ▁operations , ▁some ▁of ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁death , ▁fled ▁the ▁country ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁struck ▁off ▁the ▁register . ▁As ▁was ▁his ▁style , ▁Be att ie ▁faced ▁the ▁crisis ▁head ▁on .