Trade Association Update: October 2022

In November, the CBI will launch the Work Health Index (WHI) at the Annual Conference, supported formally by the government and the NHS. This will be the culmination of 10 months of business and policymaker consultation, bringing members the first data-driven tool for benchmarking their health and wellbeing offer against the wider economy.

The CBI Health team will also work with Business for Health, the government and the NHS on the informative data set the WHI will create, helping inform future policy consultation on incentivising industry health investment and labour market inactivity.

Our trade association members are critical to the success of scaling the WHI responses and data set, and we hope you will find it hugely valuable to your members – you can join the launch testing and promotional period by speaking to Lydia from the Health team at the CBI to attend a member-only briefing on 2 November 11am-12pm.

This session will focus on the journey we have been on so far, giving you the chance to see the tool in working form and understand how to take part following the launch.

We look forward to work with you to promote the role of the WHI in early 2023.

What is the Work Health Index?

The CBI, in collaboration with hundreds of UK businesses, HM Government, NHS England and Business for Health has been developing the Work Health Index (WHI) since February this year. The index provides a benchmarking opportunity for firms of all shapes and sizes, who are looking to develop their health offer, increase productivity and drive down inactivity rates in the UK workforce.

How do I use the WHI?

• Short survey taking approx. 15-20 mins to complete
• Survey question categories; work, live, move, thrive.
• Provide an overall benchmark and score for each category.
• Comparison tool by sector, business size, region and revenue.
• Practical tools to support workforce health includin