# The Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Pelican Nurses’ League

## Details

- **Country:** Scotland
- **Charity number:** SC001049
- **Status:** Removed
- **Legal form:** Unincorporated association
- **Registered:** Sept. 23, 1969
- **Removed:** Nov. 6, 2025
- **Register:** https://www.oscr.org.uk/about-charities/search-the-register/charity-details?number=SC001049


## Contact

- **Address:** 15 Crammond Bank, Edinburgh
- **Postcode:** EH4 6PS
- **Website:** www.pelican-nurses-league-rie.org



## Activities

**Activities:** &#x27;It makes grants, donations, loans, gifts or pensions to individuals&#x27;,&#x27;It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations&#x27;

**Purposes:** &#x27;the advancement of education&#x27;,&#x27;the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage&#x27;

**What the charity does:** a) to disburse monies in support of members found to be in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee or of the Benevolent Fund Committee (a sub-group of the Executive Committee) whose decision will be final and binding in all respects.    b) to promote the advancement of education of Registered Nurses (Adult branch of Nursing) working within NHS Lothian by considering requests for grants from these nurses, to enable them to carry out a project designed with a view to improving patient care.    c) to promote the advancement of education of Nursing Students training for Registration (Adult branch of Nursing) from Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University and The University of Edinburgh by considering requests for financial support for their Clinical Elective placement.

**Beneficiaries:** &#x27;Older People&#x27;,&#x27;People with disabilities or health problems&#x27;

**Objectives:** The Purposes of the League will be:  a) to disburse monies in support of members found to be in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage, at the sole discretion of the Executive Committee or of the Benevolent Fund Committee (a sub-group of the Executive Committee) whose decision will be final and binding in all respects.  b) to promote the advancement of education of Registered Nurses (Adult branch of Nursing) working within NHS Lothian by considering requests for grants from these nurses, to enable them to carry out a project designed with  a view to improving patient care.  c) to promote the advancement of education of Nursing Students training for Registration (Adult branch of Nursing) from Edinburgh Napier University, Queen Margaret University and The University of Edinburgh by considering requests for financial support for their Clinical Elective placement.





## Geography

- **Main operating location:** City of Edinburgh
- **Geographical spread:** Scotland and other parts of the UK






