Dr Helen Manning grew up in the United Kingdom and began working in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2004.

In her early career, she worked in Perth, Australia where her love for Australia began. She gained her UK Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Membership (MRCOG) in 2008 whilst completing specialist training at the Oxford Deanery in the UK. During her final years of training, Dr Manning pursued advanced training in labour ward practice as well as pelvic floor surgery and urogynaecology.

Following her UK specialist registration, Dr Manning moved to the United States with her family where she worked to acquire additional skills in benign gynaecology, obstetrics, urogynaecology and female pelvic medicine, attaining her American Fellowship in 2016 (FACOG). Her work there comprised both volunteer work for the uninsured and underprivileged populations, as well as working within the biggest hospital in the state of Wisconsin, United States.

In 2020, Dr Manning was offered the opportunity to relocate to Australia, a place she’d always dreamed of settling. There was no hesitation and along with her husband and three children, they moved to the Central Coast. After initially working in the Sydney Local Health District, Dr Manning was appointed as a Specialist in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the Central Coast Local Health District (CCLHD), where she is also a trainer of international graduates within the CCLHD.

Whilst immensely experienced, Dr Manning is a wonderful communicator. She prides herself in patient-centered care and believes shared decision making is essential in really providing what patients and their families need.

Dr Manning operates out of both Gosford Private Hospital (private patients) and Gosford Public Hospital (public patients). Patients can be consented at our private practice to be placed on the public waiting list to have their surgery at Gosford Public Hospital, if this is their preference.

Consulting privately first with Dr Manning often benefits the patient to minimise the wait time currently experienced at Gosford Public Hospital for their initial assessment and triage.