Unsurprisingly, 98.7% of the press coverage surrounding new health secretary Alan Johnson has concerned the NHS. Johnson's union background has already marked him out as a potential bridge-builder between the government and health workers, who are fuming about a series of low pay deals this year and fatigued by the seemingly relentless pace of reform within the service.
This is an important job - but to what extent is social care in the new health secretary's in-tray?
My hunch is that it is filed away under the label "Important but in a long-term sense".
The government has long recognised the need for a concerted look at the adult social care system in the context of the demographic challenges of the next five decades. But, to misuse St Augustine's most famous quote, the attitude so far has been: "Lord, make me address the long-term pressures on social care, but not yet."
The political salience of the NHS means its demands are always that bit more pressing, however, there are two reasons for optimism:
Firstly, Gordon Brown's first week in power has suggested that he is genuinely keen to address the long-term challenges facing the country (or is that just spin?), for instance by creating a department with overall responsibility for children's policy.
And the Department of Health adult social care leadership team of Ivan Lewis and David Behan is apparently still in place. Both are committed to a long-term settlement for adult services, which does not give a blank cheque to councils and providers but recognises the need for better funded and planned services.
Hopefully, Johnson can find time to become a strong and fervent cheerleader for this vision.