Faculty of Public Health Business Leaders Survey

Research exploring business leader’s attitudes towards the impact of the UK’s post Brexit trade agreements on the public’s health

More than three quarters of business leaders agree that leaders in the health community should have a ‘seat at a table’ in the negotiations of future trade deals, although two thirds (66%) say that there are more important aspects of negotiation to focus on than health and well-being.
Business leaders are more likely to agree that public health rules, regulations and protections help to support the health and well-being of the UK workforce (87%) than they do for the people they work with and manage (85%) although three in five (61%) say that they do not go far enough in supporting the health and well-being of the UK workforce.
Half (50%) of business leaders say that trade deals done by the UK government with another country after Brexit would have a positive impact on the UK workforce, whilst a similar proportion (44%) say that reducing the number of public health rules, regulations or protections would have a negative impact on the UK workforce.
Half (52%) of business leaders say that trade deals done by the UK government with another country after Brexit would have a positive impact on the UK population, whilst a similar proportion (49%) say that reducing the number of public health rules, regulations or protections would have a negative impact.

Date Published: 23/04/2019

Categories: Health | Politics | Professionals | Social | UK

Client: Faculty of Public Health

Methodology

ComRes interviewed 505 UK business leaders (managers and above) in businesses with 50+ employees between 21^st and 23^rd January 2019. Data were weighted by region. ComRes is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules.