A device for positioning a subcutaneous port during an access procedure, and an associated method for accessing a subcutaneous port, comprises a dome 1 of plastic material, said dome being shaped to fit directly over a subcutaneous port, and a flange 3 extending laterally from the dome which is able to contact the surrounding skin area wherein the device is a unitary device provided with removal means 6 (e.g. a cut-out or cut-away section or a series of perforations) facilitating removal by deformation or fracture of the device. In use the device is positioned directly above the said port so that the dome is located over it and the flange makes direct contact with the surrounding area of skin, before a needle is inserted into the port through a central region in the dome. The device is removed from a users skin by deformation or fracturing the device using the removal means.
