As many as 31,000 operations were scheduled for Tuesday and a total of 3,300 of those operations have been cancelled, thanks to the junior doctors’ strike.
NHS England said about 10,000 junior doctors had reported for duty out of 26,000 scheduled to work the day shift.
Junior doctors have been urged to return to the negotiating table by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, who described their 24-hour strike in England as “completely unnecessary”.
Thousands of routine operations have been cancelled during the walkout in protest against a proposed new contract.
The British Medical Association said the strike sent a “clear message” to the government.
“We deeply regret the level of disruption caused, but this is a fight for the long-term safety of patients and junior doctors' working lives,” said Dr Johann Malawana, chair of the British Medical Association junior doctors' committee, was quoted on BBC site.
The row between junior doctors and the Government is over a new contract.
He said that junior doctors had “no confidence” in the new contract.
NHS England apologised to affected patients, and said trusts would try to reschedule cancelled appointments and operations at the earliest.
Thousands of junior doctors have gone on strike across England in a dispute over pay and working hours they claim will compromise patient safety.
The BMA said doctors in Sandwell should continue to strike until further notice.
