Orion Health has signed off on a much-anticipated deal with the Dorset County Council in the UK for a $NZ9.34 million electronic health record, and has also named a former executive with EMR giant Epic to run its global sales and marketing strategy.

The ASX and NZX-listed software vendor, which has seen its share price take a hammering over the last few months, has signed a five-year agreement with the county, which will see it roll out a comprehensive care solution based on its Amadeus precision medicine platform.