Table 1.

Survey sent to urology trainees regarding their training in managing stress urinary incontinence (SUI)

Question	Answer
1. What year did you commence your Higher Specialist Training?	Free text
2. How many times have you assisted a mid-urethral sling?	Free text
3. How many times have you performed a mid-urethral sling?	Free text
4. How many times have you assisted an autologous fascial sling?	Free text
5. How many times have you performed an autologous fascial sling?	Free text
6. How many times have you assisted a colposuspension?	Free text
7. How many times have you performed a colposuspension?	Free text
8. How many times have you assisted injection of a urethral bulking agent?	Free text
9. How many times have you performed injection of a urethral bulking agent?	Free text
10. At the end of your training how competent do you feel you will be at performing surgery for SUI?	Multiple choice scale from 1 to 10
11. Prior to the mesh “pause” in 2018, please rank what would have been your order of preference for management of a healthy female patient with uncomplicated SUI with failed non-surgical treatment. (rank 1–5)	Mid-urethral sling
	Autologous fascial sling
	Colposuspension
	Urethral bulking agent
	Continue non-surgical management
12. Present day, please rank your order of preference for management of a healthy female patient with uncomplicated SUI with failed non-surgical treatment. (rank 1–5)	Autologous fascial sling
	Colposuspension
	Urethral bulking agent
	Continue non-surgical management
	Refer to a jurisdiction where mid-urethral sling is offered
13. If you selected “continue non-surgical management” in the previous question please select why, otherwise choose N/A.	Consultants in my department are not trained in these procedures
	Consultants in my department are trained in these procedures but do not perform them often enough and therefore prefer not to offer it
	I believe non-surgical management is superior to these treatments
	N/A
14. What area of urology do you hope to specialise in?	Stone disease
	Robotic and laparoscopic surgery
	Female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery
	Transplant
	Uro-oncology
	Andrology/male GU reconstruction and prosthetics
	Voiding dysfunction
	Paediatric urology
	General urology
	Unsure
15. Did you previously choose to specialise in Female Urology and change your mind following the mesh controversy?	Yes
	No