The invention provides a catheter grip (100) for a catheter shaft, the catheter grip comprising a body portion (101) adapted to extend circumferentially around the catheter shaft to facilitate gripping of the catheter shaft by a user; a head portion (102) through which the catheter shaft can be fed; and a biasing mechanism (103), wherein the biasing mechanism (103) biases the body portion (101) and the head portion (102) away from one another.