NHS workers are staging a four-hour strike today in a row with the Government over pay.
Midwives, nurses, radiographers, paramedics and psychiatric staff will walk out in protest at the Government's refusal to accept a recommended 1% wage rise for all NHS employees.
NHS England said "robust plans" were in place to protect patients during the strike.
More than 12,000 NHS workers went on strike today in a row over pay, NHS England figures suggest.
Initial reports showed that out of 453,664 staff due to attend work this morning, 12,303 were absent.
That is 3% or one in 30 in comparison to 4.6% during the strike action in October.
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