
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

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 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

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

Unit researchers present work at GambleAware Conference
The conference focused on taking a public health approach to gambling harms

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

Gambling and links to suicide
A recording of the third seminar in this series is available

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.

Events

Gambling-related harms seminar: Adult social care and gambling harms
Professor Heather Wardle, University of Glasgow

Home Care Research Forum September 2023
Cat Forward, King's College London. Mark Wilberforce, University of York.

Gambling-related harms seminar: Money and mental health
Chris Lees, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
Please note: this event has passed.

Gambling-related harms seminar: Women and gambling harms
Kelsey Beninger, Sharon Collard, and Dominique Webb
Please note: this event has passed.

Gambling-related harms seminar: November 2021
Dr Steve Sharman – Gambling and links to suicide.
Please note: this event has passed.
Research

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 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

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

Unit researchers present work at GambleAware Conference
The conference focused on taking a public health approach to gambling harms

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

Gambling and links to suicide
A recording of the third seminar in this series is available

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.

Events

Gambling-related harms seminar: Adult social care and gambling harms
Professor Heather Wardle, University of Glasgow

Home Care Research Forum September 2023
Cat Forward, King's College London. Mark Wilberforce, University of York.

Gambling-related harms seminar: Money and mental health
Chris Lees, Money and Mental Health Policy Institute
Please note: this event has passed.

Gambling-related harms seminar: Women and gambling harms
Kelsey Beninger, Sharon Collard, and Dominique Webb
Please note: this event has passed.

Gambling-related harms seminar: November 2021
Dr Steve Sharman – Gambling and links to suicide.
Please note: this event has passed.