Janet Penny – Case Manager, Owner and Director
Janet is a Registered Nurse with a Diploma in Professional Studies in Nursing. Studying at the North Manchester College of Nursing, she qualified in 1993. She worked to a senior level in the NHS between May 1993 and April 2006, primarily in oncology, accident & emergency nursing and discharge facilitation.

Janet worked as a Case Manager with JSP Manchester from April 2006 until February 2009 and joined UK Case Management Ltd in 2009, holding the position of Senior Case Manager and Registered Manager until April 2015. With over twelve years experience of paediatric and adult neurological and orthopaedic case management, Janet formed Link Case Management Ltd in April 2015, building upon her extensive knowledge and experience of the complexities of working with seriously injured individuals in the medico-legal arena. She is adept at working under single or joint instruction within the framework of The Rehabilitation Code.

Janet is chairperson and an active committee member of the Stockport & South Manchester Headway group, a social support network for brain injury survivors and their families.

You can call Janet directly on (0161) 445 5500, 07714 457 705, or email janet@linkcm.co.uk. Find her on LinkedIn.

Amanda Penny – Case Manager
Amanda possesses over ten years experience in the brain injury and social care arena in a variety of roles.

After leaving university, she joined the team at the Transitional Rehabilitation Unit in St Helens before moving to working in clients’ homes.

Starting off as a Support Worker, Amanda progressed to a Team Leader and then Assistant Case Manager role. She also worked with Smith Consultancy Ltd as an Assistant Psychologist before securing her Case Manager roles.

Amanda is skilled at managing challenging behaviours (both from clients and professionals!) and is able to handle all situations with a pragmatic and dynamic approach. With a friendly and reassuring manner, Amanda gives her all to advocating for clients and promoting their best outcome.

Amanda is also an active volunteer at Stockport & South Manchester Headway.

You can call Amanda directly on (0161) 445 5500, 07718 947 338 or email amanda@linkcm.co.uk

Liz Regan – Case Manager
Liz is an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist with an MSc in Health Through Occupation. She qualified in 2007 and gained experience in a variety of NHS settings in London teaching hospitals including Care of Older People, General Medical and Paediatrics, as well as Social Services. She specialised in Paediatrics before working as a Case Manager with Corpore and as a Clinical Consultant with Innovate HMG in Manchester until 2014, when she became a DWP approved Disability Analyst conducting disability benefits assessments. In 2015 she became the Quality Lead for Medacs Healthcare, responsible for recruiting and training staff, and maintaining overall clinical quality standards. She joined Link CM team in 2018.

Her experience has given Liz a good understanding of both the public and private sector services, and she has worked with people with a wide variety of medical conditions and disabilities. She likes to work holistically, delivering client-centred solutions and is naturally people-focused.

You can call Liz directly on (0161) 445 5500, 07719 321 651, or email liz@linkcm.co.uk.

Sarah Wilde – Finance Manager
Sarah was an administrator for a Case Management company before joining LCM in 2015.

Having two young children means her spare time is no longer her own, however, when she gets the chance, she enjoys everything outdoors, reading, dancing (mainly to Sean Paul) but most of all spending quality time with her husband and children.

You can contact Sarah directly on (0161) 445 5500 or email sarah@linkcm.co.uk

Karen Thompson – Admin Assistant
Karen has held secretarial/PA/admin roles in the private and charity sectors, the travel industry and the NHS.

In her free time Karen enjoys socialising, films, reading and football – Karen is regularly seen freezing at the sideline on a cold Sunday morning – Go Bramhall North!!

You can contact Karen directly on (0161) 445 5500 or email karen@linkcm.co.uk

Beth Neilson – Admin Assistant
Beth is a member of the admin team and assists the Case Managers and Assistant Case Managers wherever and whenever she can.

Beth mainly worked in retail until moving into admin work. When not at work she’s usually cooking or reading a book.

You can contact Beth directly on (0161) 445 5500 or email beth@linkcm.co.uk

Alison Powell – Admin Assistant
Alison is the newest member of our Admin team, Alison has been a valuable addition to our admin team, working in multiple areas of the business.

Alison has been childminding for the past 9 years, a job she loved but now her children are both in full time education felt it was time to get back in the adult world!

You can contact Alison directly on (0161) 445 5500 or email alison@linkcm.co.uk

Julia Morris – Admin Assistant
After spending the last 10 years working with Apprenticeships and Training, Julia felt she needed a change in her career. “Working with Janet and the team at LCM is really interesting and rewarding.”.

In her spare time Julia enjoys walking, fitness classes and visiting National Trust properties.

You can contact Julia directly on (0161) 445 5500 or email julia@linkcm.co.uk