Junior doctors are set to take part in the second day of the all-out strike in the row over contracts.
More than 20,000 junior doctors are thought to have been on strike yesterday as the Health Secretary admitted this was likely to be his "last big job in politics".
The strike is planned to take place between 8am and 5pm on Wednesday.
Hospitals across England have seen junior doctors' walk out today for the first all-out strike in NHS history.
Fears had been raised by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt about patient safety at this time but one doctor told ITV News hospitals are still "one of the safest places to be" as consultants step in to support their junior colleagues by providing extra cover as they strike.
ITV News health editor Rachel Younger reports:
As junior doctors walked out for a second day, how did hospitals cope? And will the strike action make any difference?
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn was roundly cheered after joining thousands of junior doctors marching through Whitehall.
A baker has been handing out pasties to junior doctors at Truro Hospital in Cornwall, saying both his children owe their lives to the NHS.