diff --git a/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcCircumcisionProcedure.html b/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcCircumcisionProcedure.html
index 1fdc22bd82..d07ff395ec 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcCircumcisionProcedure.html
+++ b/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcCircumcisionProcedure.html
@@ -254,6 +254,8 @@
                 getField('theatre_number.error').html('Please specify the theatre number').hide();
             }
 
+console.log("assistantClinician", assistantClinician);
+
             // if assistant clinician, assistant clinician cadre is mandatory
             if(assistantClinician != "" && assistantClinicianCadre == ""){
                 getField('assistant_clinician_cadre.error').html('Please specify the assistant clinician cadre').show();
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@
             <legend>Circumcision Procedure</legend>
             <table width="80%" margin="0" class="simple-table">
                 <tr>
-                    <td> Anaesthesia used: Type:
+                    <td> Anaesthesia used: Type: <span style="color:red;"><strong>*</strong></span>
                         <obs conceptId="164254AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
                              answerConceptIds="161914AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,162797AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
                              answerLabels="Local Anaesthesia,Topical Anaesthesia" id="anaesthesia" style="radio"  />
@@ -607,8 +609,8 @@
             <table align="center" width="100%" class="tb1">
                 <table style="width: 70%;" border="0">
                     <tr>
-                        <th align="left">Name of Clinician</th>
-                        <th align="left">Cadre</th>
+                        <th align="left">Name of Clinician <span style="color:red;"><strong>*</strong></span></th>
+                        <th align="left">Cadre <span style="color:red;"><strong>*</strong></span></th>
                     </tr>
                     <repeat>
                         <template>
@@ -620,7 +622,7 @@
                                     <td>
                                         <obs conceptId="163556AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
                                              answerConceptIds="162591AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,162592AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA,1577AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
-                                             answerLabels="MO,CO,Nurse" id="clinician_cadre" required="true"  style="radio" />
+                                             answerLabels="MO,CO,Nurse" id="clinician_cadre" style="radio" />
                                     </td>
                                 </tr>
                             </obsgroup>
@@ -638,7 +640,7 @@
                             <obsgroup groupingConceptId="164524AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA">
                                 <tr>
                                     <td>
-                                        <obs conceptId="1473AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" id="clinician"  />
+                                        <obs conceptId="1473AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" id="assistant_clinician"  />
                                     </td>
                                     <td>
                                         <obs conceptId="5619AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
@@ -653,7 +655,7 @@
                 </table>
                 <table align="center" width="100%" class="tb1">
                     <tr>
-                        <td>Theatre Register Number:
+                        <td>Theatre Register Number: <span style="color:red;"><strong>*</strong></span>
                             <obs conceptId="1646AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA" id="theatre_number" />
                         </td>
                     </tr>
diff --git a/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcPostOperationAssessment.html b/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcPostOperationAssessment.html
index b4783c8cfa..de38c640d8 100644
--- a/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcPostOperationAssessment.html
+++ b/omod/src/main/webapp/resources/htmlforms/vmmc/vmmcPostOperationAssessment.html
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@
             var postProcedureVal = getValue('post-procedure-instructions.value');
             var dischargedByVal = getValue('discharged-by.value');
             var clinicianCadreVal = getValue('clinician_cadre.value');
+            var removalDate = getValue('removal-date.value');
+            var scheduledApp = getValue('next-visit-date.value');
+
+            if( removalDate > scheduledApp) {
+                getField('next-visit-date.error').html('The next appointment date should not be less than the removal date').show();
+                return false;
+            } else {
+                getField('next-visit-date.error').html('The next appointment date should not be less than the removal date').hide();
+            }
 
             if(systolicVal == "" ) {
                 getField('systolic.error').html('Please specify the blood pressure').show();