Charity chiefs have spoken out against the omission of elderly care reform from the new government's coalition agreement.
The three main parties pledged major changes in the system during the lead up to the election.
Last week, dozens of charities and local authority chief executives signed an open letter asking why the topic was ignored in last week's coalition agreement between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats.
Leon Smith, chief executive of Nightingale in south London, agreed with the letter and said: "It is deeply disappointing that the issue of social care - the most challenging facing our population - was omitted by the new coalition administration.
