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Cat Forward

Dr Cat Forward

Research Associate

Pronouns

she/her

Biography

Cat Forward has previously researched the health and wellbeing of older women living alone, and the meaning of home to 'well' older adults. She is a registered Occupational Therapist and has worked in the NHS since 2007. She has also carried out research work for the charity Raising Films. Her research interests include the social and physical environments of ageing, gender and ageing, and the relationship between occupation and health, particularly in the case of so-called deviant occupations.

Cat is currently employed as a Research Associate on a project which is aiming to improve access to support for gambling harms and on the Falls in Care Homes National Implementation Study.

She is also on the research team of SUPPORTED: a study of the role of homecare workers in delivering end-of-life care, being led from the University of Hull. And she is co-applicant on a study being led from Queen Mary University of London – Assessing and understanding the potential of assistive technology in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease to support independence and wellbeing: A mixed-methods study.

Cat Forward: ORCID iD

Research

abstract-gambling harms-780
Developing a question to identify gambling harms to individuals or affected others and piloting it in three local authorities

We will test a question that we hope will enable people identified as affected by gambling harms to help to get the support they need.

Project status: Ongoing

falls study-780
Falls in care homes national implementation study

An implementation study of an earlier successful project that aims to help prevent falls in care homes.

Project status: Ongoing

abstract-gambling harms-780
Research on Gambling Harms Group

Research studies focusing on gambling and potential related harms

News

Exploring local adult social care evidence needs

Unit researchers a strong presence at an event that employed World Café methodology

Person giving a presentation to a group of people sitting at tables

Unit researchers present work at GambleAware Conference

The conference focused on taking a public health approach to gambling harms

Sir Chris Whitty

Money and mental health – talk at the Unit

The fifth seminar in a series deriving from the gambling study at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce

Mental Health

Gambling and links to suicide

A recording of the third seminar in this series is available

three playing cards

Unit involvement in new falls study

Cat Forward is key Unit researcher on new implementation study of a successful project that aims to help prevent falls in care homes.

The letters 'implement' spelled out in wooden tiles

Events

31OctHeather Wardle-780

Gambling-related harms seminar: Adult social care and gambling harms

Professor Heather Wardle, University of Glasgow

27Sephcrf tn-780a

Home Care Research Forum September 2023

Cat Forward, King's College London. Mark Wilberforce, University of York.

12Octgambling-780d

Gambling-related harms seminar: Money and mental health

Chris Lees, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Please note: this event has passed.

08Jungambling harms-780a

Gambling-related harms seminar: Women and gambling harms

Kelsey Beninger, Sharon Collard, and Dominique Webb

Please note: this event has passed.

29Novabstract-gambling harms-780

Gambling-related harms seminar: November 2021

Dr Steve Sharman – Gambling and links to suicide.

Please note: this event has passed.

Research

abstract-gambling harms-780
Developing a question to identify gambling harms to individuals or affected others and piloting it in three local authorities

We will test a question that we hope will enable people identified as affected by gambling harms to help to get the support they need.

Project status: Ongoing

falls study-780
Falls in care homes national implementation study

An implementation study of an earlier successful project that aims to help prevent falls in care homes.

Project status: Ongoing

abstract-gambling harms-780
Research on Gambling Harms Group

Research studies focusing on gambling and potential related harms

News

Exploring local adult social care evidence needs

Unit researchers a strong presence at an event that employed World Café methodology

Person giving a presentation to a group of people sitting at tables

Unit researchers present work at GambleAware Conference

The conference focused on taking a public health approach to gambling harms

Sir Chris Whitty

Money and mental health – talk at the Unit

The fifth seminar in a series deriving from the gambling study at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce

Mental Health

Gambling and links to suicide

A recording of the third seminar in this series is available

three playing cards

Unit involvement in new falls study

Cat Forward is key Unit researcher on new implementation study of a successful project that aims to help prevent falls in care homes.

The letters 'implement' spelled out in wooden tiles

Events

31OctHeather Wardle-780

Gambling-related harms seminar: Adult social care and gambling harms

Professor Heather Wardle, University of Glasgow

27Sephcrf tn-780a

Home Care Research Forum September 2023

Cat Forward, King's College London. Mark Wilberforce, University of York.

12Octgambling-780d

Gambling-related harms seminar: Money and mental health

Chris Lees, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute

Please note: this event has passed.

08Jungambling harms-780a

Gambling-related harms seminar: Women and gambling harms

Kelsey Beninger, Sharon Collard, and Dominique Webb

Please note: this event has passed.

29Novabstract-gambling harms-780

Gambling-related harms seminar: November 2021

Dr Steve Sharman – Gambling and links to suicide.

Please note: this event has passed.