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Bosses at NHS Scotland have given the approval to spend £4 million on wigs.

Four Scots companies have won the lucrative contract to supply the Scottish NHS with hairpieces, as well as wig cleaning and repair services.

The firms – one based in Glasgow and three in the Capital – will supply NHS Scotland with wigs for four years.

The contract, which has been published on the Scottish Government’s procurement website, describes the contract as being “for the Supply of Wigs to NHS Scotland covering the range of custom made and stock human hair wigs, modacrylic wigs, wig repairs and cleaning & redressing of wigs.”

Each firm was assessed according to strict criteria – quality and cost of supply – both worth 40% – and delivery and service – worth 10% each.

The wigs are supplied to NHS Scotland primarily to deal with patients losing their hair as a side-effect of powerful treatments.

A spokesman for National Services Scotland said: “The main reason for getting wigs through the NHS is cancer, or treatment for alopecia.

“They are also quite often used for burns victims as well.”

“The £4 million figure is based on both historic and projected spending, and also reflects the cost of the wigs involved.

“An acrylic wig can cost anything between £60 and £100, and ones with custom-made human hair can be anything from £300-£700.

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