Dionne is a Director of Nursing – Fundamentals of Care at Epsom and St Helier University NHS Trust. She was born in Trinidad and Tobago where she did her nurse training and has worked in the NHS for over 25 years. She has worked in a variety of roles in the NHS and is a trained mentor, clinical supervisor and action learning set facilitator. Dionne was a member of a group which won Team of the Year at the Nursing Times Awards in 2016 and the Nursing Times Workforce Award for Diversity in practice in 2019.