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.
Union leaders have said junior doctors will not be held responsible for any deaths as as a result of today's all-out strike.
A letter on the British Medical Association website says it is down to employers to ensure patient safety and not individual medics.
Thousands of junior doctors have staged a two-day walkout starting from 8am and 5pm on Tuesday and Wednesday.
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.