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.
5:15pm: Hospitals have reported being less busy today as the strike action got underway.
Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton, Somerset, said patients had been seen almost immediately by consultants.
While many hospitals said they had no higher waiting times than normal.
It is thought many patients with minor problems may have gone to their chemist or GP instead.
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.