For more than 30 years, Karen Frankland has helped people better understand their respiratory health through education, clinical practice and patient advocacy.
With experience across the NHS, research and primary care, she is passionate about making asthma information easier to understand and helping patients feel more confident managing their symptoms and asking the right questions about their care.
A strong advocate for feno testing, Nurse Karen believes simple, accessible tools can help patients get more accurate diagnoses, better treatment and improved asthma control.
Feno is a simple test that helps improve the way asthma is diagnosed and treated
Helping patients understand asthma online
Alongside her clinical and educational work, Nurse Karen shares easy-to-understand respiratory health content on Instagram and TikTok, helping more people learn about asthma in a simple, supportive and relatable way.
From explaining common symptoms to answering everyday questions like “What is asthma?” and “What happens if you ignore asthma symptoms?”, Nurse Karen is helping raise awareness of asthma and encouraging people to speak to their healthcare professional about tools like FeNO testing that may support their care.