Thousands of consultants walked out from 07:00 BST in their dispute over pay.
It is the first time the consultants have taken part in strike action since 2012.
Only emergency care and a small amount of routine work- so-called Christmas Day cover - will be provided.
It comes just two days after a five-day walkout by junior doctors came to an end, on Tuesday. BBC News
See also:
- Now NHS is left ‘adrift and rudderless’ as consultants go on strike for two days - leaving just a 'Christmas Day' level of service behind The Daily Mail
- Consultants strike to bring planned NHS care to 'virtual standstill' Evening Standard
- GPs face rising pressure as government rejects talks to end strikes GPonline
- ‘A heavy heart’: senior NHS doctors reflect on eve of two-day strike The Guardian
- NHS consultants’ strike in England may cancel surgery for tens of thousands The Guardian
- More than 100,000 appointments cancelled because of latest junior doctors strike The Independent
- Consultant strike will have 'biggest impact yet' on NHS The Independent
- Membership of BMA reaches record high amid pay dispute The Independent
- Doctors' strike: NHS consultants begin first major walkout in decades iNews
- Rishi Sunak blames striking NHS workers for rising waiting lists Sky News
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